The application of piezoceramic bender elements to the laboratory measurement of elastic wave velocities

The objective of this thesis is to evaluate bender elements as a source and receiver of elastic waves in cohesionless sand. The techniques used to build the benders that are detailed include the use of an impedance analyzer to monitor changes in the electrical and mechanical response. Placing the...

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Main Author: Jarvis, Kevin Donald Gibson
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3452