FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF SH-WAVES IN LAYERED PAVEMENTS, WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE

A METHOD HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR GENERATING AND OBSERVING HORIZONTALLY POLARIZED SHEAR WAVES (SH WAVES), SUITABLE FOR INVESTIGATING LAYERED PAVEMENTS. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES AN IMPROVED TORSIONAL VIBRATOR AND ASSOCIATED DRIVING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE FIELD PROCEDURE USED. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHASE VELOCITY AND IMPOSED FREQUENCY OF SH-WAVES AS OBSERVED ON A NUMBER OF TWO- AND THREE-LAYER PAVEMENTS IS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. WHERE POSSIBLE THE OBSERVED PHASE VELOCITY-FREQUENCY RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN INTERPRETED TO DEDUCE THE SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY IN EACH LAYER OF THE PAVEMENT. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • PART 4 2 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Kurzeme, M
  • Cumming, D A
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 161-77
• Serial:
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: Pt4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Elastic waves; Equipment; Nondestructive tests; Physical properties; Wave motion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Love waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Layered system mechanics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205995
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1972 12:00AM