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In recent years, scientists from such diverse fields as geophysics, seafioor engineering, sedimentology, soil mechanics, and underwater acoustics have devoted considerable attention to the measurement of sediment shear wave velocity and/or sediment dynamic modulus. These fundamental sediment properties are important to predicting the stability of sediment slopes, the consolidation behavior of sediments, the strength of marine foundations, and the conversion of water-borne energy to sediment shear wave energy at the seabottom, to give just a few examples.
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Richardson, M.D., Muzi, E., Troiano, L., Miaschi, B. (1991). Sediment Shear Waves: A Comparison of In Situ and Laboratory Measurements. In: Bennett, R.H., et al. Microstructure of Fine-Grained Sediments. Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4428-8_44
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