Ultrasonic technique as tool for determining physical and mechanical properties of frozen soils

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-142

  Christ, Martin ^a   Park, Jun Boum ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic elastic modulus; Dynamic shear modulus; Frozen soil; Poisson's ratio; Ultrasonic velocity; Unfrozen water content

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VELOCITY; COMPRESSIONAL; DYNAMIC ELASTIC MODULUS; DYNAMIC SHEAR MODULUS; ICE CONTENT; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POISSON'S RATIO; PREDICTION MODEL; SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES; THEORETICAL APPROACH; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES; UNFROZEN WATER; UNFROZEN WATER CONTENT;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTIC WAVES; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION; POISSON RATIO; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT;

FROZEN SOILS;

ELASTIC MODULUS; FROZEN GROUND; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODELING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POISSON RATIO; SHEAR MODULUS; SOIL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRASONICS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 67650147968     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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