Potential phase unwrapping errors associated with SASW measurements at soft-over-stiff sites

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 433-441

  Rosenblad, Brent L ^a   Bertel, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Reitz and Jens Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

SASW; Shear wave velocity; Site characterization; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FORWARD MODELLING; HALF SPACES; INVERSION PROCEDURES; LOW FREQUENCIES; MODE PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHASE UNWRAPPING; SASW; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE-WAVE PROPAGATION; SURFICIAL SOILS; CONDITION; EFFECTIVE VELOCITY; FORWARD MODELING; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HIGHER MODE; PHASE-UNWRAPPING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE WAVES; SURFACE WAVE MEASUREMENT;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DISPERSION (WAVES); GEOMETRY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; SOILS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; SURFACE WAVES;

ELASTIC PROPERTY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; S-WAVE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 52949149371     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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