Experimental analysis of the effects of fluid-solid coupling on the velocity of elastic waves in saturated porous media

Geotechnique

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 993-1008

  Gajo, A ^a   Fedel, A ^a   Mongiovi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Elasticity; Laboratory tests; Permeability; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; FLUID DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STIFFNESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLUID SOLID COUPLING; PIEZOCERAMIC TRANSDUCERS;

SOIL TESTING;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTIC WAVE; FLUID/SOLID COUPLING; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL DYNAMICS; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 0031440313     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1997.47.5.993     Document Type: Article

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