Frequency domain determination of G0 using bender elements

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 288-294

  Greening, Paul D ^a   Nash, David F T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bender elements; Frequency domain; Small strain shear stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; SOILS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BENDER ELEMENTS; STRAIN SHEAR STIFFNESS;

SHEAR WAVES;

EID: 2942627874     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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