CORRELATION OF SEISMIC VELOCITIES WITH EARTHWORK FACTORS
THE STUDY SHOWS AN APPARENT CORRELATION BETWEEN SEISMIC VELOCITY AND EARTH-WORK FACTOR FOR THE SEDIMENTARY ROCK TYPES ENCOUNTERED. A DESIGN EARTHWORK FACTOR BASED ON ITS CORRELATION AGREES MORE CLOSELY WITH THE FIELD EARTHWORK FACTOR THAN THE DESIGN EARTHWORK FACTOR ACTUALLY USED. /FHWA/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract No F-7-92
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Corporate Authors:
California Division of Highways
Materials and Research Department
Sacramento, CA United States 95819California Department of Public Works
1120 N Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814 -
Authors:
- Smith, T
- McCauley, M
- Mearns, R
- Baumeister, K
- Publication Date: 1972-8
Media Info
- Pagination: 23 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Earthwork; Elastic waves; Sedimentary rocks; Velocity
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00228685
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 30 1973 12:00AM