Introduction -- Generation and Measurement of Shear Waves In Situ -- Crosshole Testing Using Explosive and Mechanical Energy Sources -- In Situ Seismic Shear-Wave Velocity Measurements and Proposed Procedures -- Shear Modulus: A Time-Dependent Soil Property -- Modulus and Damping of Soils by the Resonant-Column Method -- Effects of Time on Damping Ratio of Clays -- An Analysis of NGI Simple Shear Apparatus for Cyclic Soil Testing -- Dynamic Properties of Mass Concrete -- Ultrasonic Testing for Determining Dynamic Soil Moduli -- Dynamic Testing of Frozen Soils Under Simulated Earthquake Loading Conditions -- Effect of Cyclic Loading on Rock -- Effects of Overconsolidation on Liquefaction Characteristics of Sands Containing Fines -- Triadal Testing Techniques and Sand Liquebiction -- 5 Errors Associated with Rate of Undrained Cyclic Testing of Clay Soik -- In Situ Determination of Dynamic Soil Properties -- Determination of In Situ Density of Sands -- Use the SPT to Measure Dynamic Soil Properties?—Yes, But... ! -- A Review of Factors Affecting Cyclic Triaxial Tests -- Resonant-Column Testing—Problems and Solutions
A volume of 19 papers that evaluates present laboratory practices as well as field-testing to determine dynamic testing, improvements to existing techniques and new techniques are discussed. -- Publisher's site