Effects of sample size on bender-based axial G0 measurements

Geotechnique

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-52

  Arroyo, M ^a,b   Muir Wood, D ^b   Greening, P D ^b,c   Medina, L ^b,d   Rio, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Elasticity; Laboratory tests; Numerical modelling; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

BOUNDARY REFLECTIONS; LABORATORY TESTS; NUMERICAL MODELLING;

BENDING (DEFORMATION);

SHEAR MODULUS; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 33144485873     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2006.56.1.39     Document Type: Article

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