Métodos Geofisicos Para Caracterización De Suelos

TRANSPORTATION

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Number E-C130

October 2008

Geophysical Methods Commonly Employed for Geotechnical Site Characterization

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2008 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS Chair: Debra L. Miller, Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka Vice Chair: Adib K. Kanafani, Cahill Professor of Civil Engineering, University of California, BerkeleyDivision Chair for NRC Oversight: C. Michael Walton, Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, University of Texas, Austin Executive Director: Robert E. Skinner, Jr., Transportation Research Board

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Geophysical Methods Commonly Employed for Geotechnical Site Characterization
NeilAnderson Missouri University of Science and Technology Neil Croxton Kansas Department of Transportation Rick Hoover Dawood Engineering Phil Sirles Zonge Geosciences–Colorado

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