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/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No F-7-92
• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Materials and Research Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  California 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