Discussion "measuring shear wave velocity using bender elements" by Leong, E. C., Yeo, S. H., and Rahardjo, H

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 439-441

  Lee, Jong Sub ^a   Santamarina, J Carlos ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bender elements; Cross correlation; First arrival; Resonant frequency; Shear wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845596903     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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