Technique standardization of bender elements and international parallel test

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 150, 2006, Pages 90-97

  Chen, Y M ^a   Zhou, Y G ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOAD TESTING; SHEAR STRESS; SHEAR WAVES; STRESS ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BENDER ELEMENTS; LOADING TESTS; PARALLEL TESTS; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY;

SOILS;

EID: 33845432263     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40862(194)11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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