ABSTRACT
In this study, a bender element tomography setup to evaluate shear wave velocity distribution in the soil model has been developed for centrifuge testing. Piezoelectric bender elements are used for both generating and receiving shear wave signals and VS distribution can be visualized by tomography inversion. The change in VS distribution before and after applying surface load was monitored during in-flight condition and it has been found that the developed system is useful for characterizing soil condition and monitoring the soil behavior.
