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. 2020 Jan 6;20(1):321. doi: 10.3390/s20010321
a Load eccentricity from the soil (m);
b Width of the rod (m);
c Distance of the lateral force from the tip of the rod (m);
d Adjustment static length (m);
d Adjustment dynamic length (m);
D Embedded length of the rod (m);
D50 Average grain diameter (mm);
Eb Young modulus of the rod (MPa);
Em Ménard modulus of the soil (MPa);
Ks Modulus of subgrade reaction (MPa);
f First frequency (Hz);
h Thickness of the rod (m);
H Exposed length of the rod (m);
Ib Inertia of the rod in the vibration direction (m4);
L Total length of the rod (m);
Les Equivalent static length (m);
Led Equivalent dynamic length (m);
M Mass of the rod (kg);
m Mass of the accelerometer (kg);
S Section of the rod (m2);
α Rheological parameter of the soil (-);
ρs Bulk density of the soil (kg.m−3);
ρb Bulk density of the rod (kg.m−3);