Evaluation of shear wave velocity profile using SPT based uphole method

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 741-758

  Bang, Eun Seok ^a   Kim, Dong Soo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Field seismic test; Shear wave velocity; Site characterization; SPT; Uphole method

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES;

SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST (SPT); UPHOLE METHOD;

SHEAR WAVES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PENETRATION TEST; S-WAVE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVE; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 34047147338     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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