Fast time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurement approach for investigating the liquefaction of soils

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Scheuermann, A ^a,b,d   Hubner C ^c,d   Wienbroer, H ^b   Rebstock, D ^b   Huber, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MANNHEIM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d Engineering and Measurement SCEME   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density measurement; Soil liquefaction; Spatial and temporal changes; Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PERMITTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; POROSITY; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

RELATIVE DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; SEISMIC EXCITATIONS; SINUSOIDAL SIGNALS; SOIL-SPECIFIC CALIBRATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES; SPATIAL OBSERVATION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER-SATURATED SAND;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 76849111876     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/2/025104     Document Type: Article

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