Bender Element Test Analysis Software Development for Laboratories - Karl Snelling and Dr Sean Rees, Managing Director and Geotechnical Specialist at GDS Instruments discuss the test analysis software development for laboratories that has been developed to interpret the data from bender element test analysis.
Bender element testing has become increasingly commonplace in all soil laboratories since its introduction in the late 1970's by Shirley and Hampton (1978). The test allows straightforward small-strain stiffness measurements to be made in soil specimens and can be performed in a wide variety of test systems. To this day however, there is still no recognised standard for interpreting the data obtained from bender elements tests. To read the rest of the article
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