Authors: Pereira, C. ; Gomes Correia, A. ; Ferreira, C. ; Araújo, N.

In the last decades, the development of new laboratory techniques to assess soil stiffness throughout the use of seismic wave-based techniques, have received significant attention. In this context, this paper presents measurements and interpretation of seismic wave velocities from tests performed on a sand and based on the combined use of bender elements with accelerometers. The interpretation of the travel time measurements were performed using time and frequency-domain methods. Finally, considerations concerning stiffness results and an enlarged application of the presented setup to a wide range of geomaterials are made.

Pereira, C. ¹ | Gomes Correia, A. ¹ | Ferreira, C. ² | Araújo, N. ¹
1 Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), Universidade do Minho
2 Centro de Estudos da Construção (CEC), Universidade do Porto