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Sawangsuriya, A. and Fratta, D. (2006). Discussion to "Correlations between P-wave velocity and Atterberg limits of cohesive soils" by Fener, M., Kahraman, S., Bay, Y., and Gunyadin, O. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. Vol. 43. pp. 653-655. [pdf]

Sawangsuriya, A., Biringen, E., Fratta, D., Bosscher, P. J. and Edil, T. B. (2006). “Dimensionless Limits for the Collection and Interpretation of Wave Propagation Data in Soils”. ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP): “Site and Geomaterial Characterization”. GeoShanghai Conference. Shanghai, China (Accepted for publication). [pdf]

Damasceno, V. M. and Fratta, D. (2006). “Chemical diffusion detection in a porous media using electrical resistance tomography”. ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP): “Site and Geomaterial Characterization”. GeoShanghai Conference. Shanghai, China (Accepted for Publication). [pdf]

Hoffman, K. Varuso, R. and Fratta, D. (2006). “The Use of Low-Cost MEMS Accelerometers in Near-Surface Travel-Time Tomography”. GeoCongress 2006 Conference. Atlanta, GA (Edited by Technical Committee). [pdf]

Alramahi, B., Alshibli, K, and Fratta, D. (2005). “Use of Elastic and Electromagnetic Waves to Evaluate the Water Content and Mass Density of Soils: Potential and Limitations”. ASCE Geotechnical Practice Publication No. 3: Geotechnical Applications for Transportation Infrastructure (A). Edited by H. Titi. pp. 134-145. [pdf]

Fratta, D., Alshibli, K. A., Tanner, W. M, and Roussel, L. (2005). “Combined TDR and P-wave Velocity Measurements for the Determination of In Situ Soil Density”. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal. Vol. 28, No. 6. pp. 553-563. [pdf]

Daigle, M., Fratta, D., and Wang, L. B. (2005). "Ultrasonic and X-ray Tomographic Imaging of Highly Contrasting Inclusions in Concrete Specimens". GeoFrontier 2005 Conference. Austin, TX. [pdf]

Fratta, D., Fernandez, A. L., and Santamarina, J. C. (2001). "Geo-materials: Non-destructive Evaluation in Geosystems". Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation, D. O. Thompson and D. E. Chimenti Eds. American Institute of Physics, vol. 20. pp. 1048-1055. [pdf]

Prada, J., Fratta, D., and Santamarina, J. C. (2000). "Tomographic Detection of Anomalies with Limited Data Sets - Velocity and Attenuation". ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal. Vol. 23. No. 4. pp. 472-486. [pdf]