velocita' delle onde di taglio

English translation: Velocity of the shear waves

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Italian term or phrase:velocita' delle onde di taglio
English translation:Velocity of the shear waves
Entered by: Vincent Lemma

18:29 Nov 3, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
Italian term or phrase: velocita' delle onde di taglio
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La relazione geologica ha confermato alcuni dati di cui si era in possesso, integrandoli con importanti parametri meccanici dei terreni come la “velocità delle onde di taglio”, la “resistenza SPT” e la “coesione non drenata“, utili per determinare la classificazione del tipo di suolo secondo le specifiche normative di riferimento.
Vincent Lemma
Italy
Local time: 23:06
Velocity of the shear waves
Explanation:
Use of seismic geological survey and oil prospecting techniques.


Investigation of seismic waves generated by explosive sources in ...
An explosion as a source of seismic waves is used very widely. However, only .... is the velocity of the shear waves and ,2 is the. density. Let us put ...
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Thanks, Jim :)
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Velocity of the shear waves


Explanation:
Use of seismic geological survey and oil prospecting techniques.


Investigation of seismic waves generated by explosive sources in ...
An explosion as a source of seismic waves is used very widely. However, only .... is the velocity of the shear waves and ,2 is the. density. Let us put ...


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=%22vel...
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 130
Grading comment
Thanks, Jim :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martina Pecchia: S waves (secondary waves) are transverse or shear waves, which means that the ground is displaced perpendicularly to the direction of propagation.
3 mins

agree  Paul O'Brien: correct. i was gonna propose this without even conslting a dictinonary. just a literal translation.
4 mins

agree  Jennifer Levey: 'shear-wave velocity' would fit better in the source text
9 mins
  -> Yes of course, once I'd dug it up from the inner recesses of my grey matter... ;-)

agree  texjax DDS PhD: With mediamatrix. Otherwise, perfect ;)
21 mins
  -> Thank you, perfection is so elusive :-)

agree  Rachel Fell
2 hrs

agree  AeC2009: I learnt something new..., tks...
13 hrs
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