Use of surface waves for geotechnical characterization of soft alluvial deposits - the Póvoa de Santa Iria case study

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-56

  Lopes, I ^a   Santos, J A ^b   Almeida, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

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EID: 84895187821     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2004028     Document Type: Article

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