Geostatistical modelling of spatial and depth variability of SPT data for Bangalore

Geomechanics and Geoengineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-316

  Sitharam, T G ^a   Samui, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Kriging; Semivariogram; SPT data

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BOREHOLE; DATABASE; ELASTIC MODULUS; FIELD METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; LIQUEFACTION; OVERBURDEN; PENETRATION TEST; SPATIAL VARIATION; VARIOGRAM; ZONATION;

ASIA; BANGALORE; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 37149011699     PISSN: 17486025     EISSN: 17486033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486020701678851     Document Type: Article

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