Your single point of reference for all your Geotechnical Inquiries
Publications tagged with [site characterization]
Total Items found:
The Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) have become industry standards for subsurface geotechnical investigations using small diameter (<8-in. [20-cm]) borings and soundings. Both procedures have evolved over a period of 100 ...
Filed under:
Soil Mechanics -
Soil Investigation
Reference:
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, Vol. XII, No. 2, May 2006, pp. 161–179
the following important issues, concerning the Athens, Greece earthquake of 07/09/1999, are addressed in this article: (a) the principal direction of ground shaking, (b) the accuracy of pure seismological methods for site characterization, (c) the effect of ...
Filed under:
Earthquake Engineering -
Earthquake Investigation
Reference:
"Natural Hazards 27: 105-131, 2002."
In this paper evaluating strong motion recordings and the patterns of damage at sites with known geological and geotechnical conditions, has shown that very stiff soils and soft rocks present different horizontal accelerations unlike the US and the European ...
Filed under:
Earthquake Engineering -
Soil Dynamics
Reference:
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 21 (2001) 671-687
<p>This document contains eleven case studies designed to provide performance information for innovative uses of geophysical technologies that support less costly screening for site characterization </p>
Filed under:
Environmental Geoengineering -
Contaminant Investigation
Reference:
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA-542-R-00-003 August 2000
