In situ shear wave velocity from multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) tests at eight Norwegian research sites

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 533-544

  Long, Michael ^a   Donohue, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Sands; Shear wave velocity; Silts; Small strain stiffness; Soft clays

Indexed keywords

CLAY; SAND; SHEAR WAVES; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; SURFACE WAVES;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; MULTICHANNEL ANALYSIS; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; STRAIN STIFFNESS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CLAY; GEOPHYSICS; SAND; SHEAR WAVES; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; SURFACE WAVES;

SAND; SHEAR; SILT; SOFT CLAY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; WAVE VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34547778533     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T07-013     Document Type: Article

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