Wave-based techniques for evaluating elastic modulus and poisson's ratio of laboratory compacted lateritic soils

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 567-578

  Sawangsuriya, Auckpath ^a   Fall, Meissa ^b   Fratta, Dante ^c  

^a Bureau of Materials Analysis and Inspection   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bender elements; Laboratory testing; Modulus; Poisson's ratio; Unconfined compression test; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTIC WAVES; ELASTICITY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION; POWDERS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOILS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVES;

BENDER ELEMENTS; LABORATORY TESTING; MODULUS; POISSON'S RATIO; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST;

ELASTIC MODULI;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTIC WAVE; LATERITE; POISSON RATIO; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 51049112041     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9190-7     Document Type: Article

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