Investigating the stability of engineered structures using acoustic validation of numerical models

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Trends in Rock Mechanics, GSP 102

Volumn 290, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-15

  Young, R Paul ^a   Pettitt, Will S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Seismology Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EXCAVATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INTEGRATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MECHANICS; MODELS; MONITORING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLANNING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; DAMAGE PROCESSES; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; ENGINEERING PROJECTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; FRACTURE GROWTH; PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; REMOTE MONITORING; REPOSITORY DESIGN; UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS; UNDERGROUND REPOSITORIES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 58749108835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40514(290)1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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