Characterising shear modulus and damping from in situ and laboratory tests for the seismic area of Catania

Pre-Failure Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 51-58

  Cavallaro, Antonio ^a   Maugeri, Michele ^a   Lo Presti, Diego C F ^b   Pallara, Oronzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; DAMPING RATIO; GEOTECHNICAL; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY TEST; SEISMIC AREA; STRAIN LEVELS;

ELASTIC MODULI; SHEAR STRAIN;

DAMPING;

EID: 84897585593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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