Use of numerical simulations to explain sasw field measurements

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophyics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, SAGEEP

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1075-1088

  Nasseri Moghaddam, A ^a   Cascante, G ^a   Phillips, C ^b   Hutchinson, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite differences method; Frequency domain analysis; Geophysical testing method; Rayleigh waves; Void detection

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RAYLEIGH WAVES; TESTING;

CONCENTRATION OF ENERGY; ENERGY CONCENTRATION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCES METHODS; FREQUENCY CONTENTS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; GEOPHYSICAL TESTING METHODS; VOID DETECTION;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867478076     PISSN: 15548015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4133/1.2923422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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