The use of shear wave velocities determined in down-hole (Vs vh) and cross-hole (Vshv) tests for the evaluation of K0 in soils

Solos e Rochas

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-281

  Viana da Fonseca, António ^a   Ferreira, Cristiana ^a   Carvalho, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

At rest stress state coefficient; Cross hole; Down hole; Residual saprolitic soil; Shear wave velocities

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHEAR WAVES; STRESSES; VELOCITY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CROSS-HOLE; RESIDUAL SAPROLITIC SOIL; REST STRESS STATE COEFFICIENT; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 31944441190     PISSN: 01037021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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