Open AccessReview of geophysical strain measurement
Author(s) -
Peter H. Sydenham
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.4.1.2-14
Subject(s) - calibration , strain (injury) , deformation (meteorology) , geophysics , geology , surface (topology) , physics , mathematics , geometry , medicine , oceanography , quantum mechanics
Strain measurements are of interest to both fundamental and engineering geophysics. A review of the various methods for surface and sub-surface deformation measurement is presented. The need to improve testing and calibration methods is stressed.