Abstract
A phenomenological theory of velocity and attenuation of elastic waves in rocks is proposed and applied to several rock types. The theory is based upon the two main assumptions: (a) that the macroscopic behavior can be modelled as a superposition of linear dissipative processes and (b) that these processes involve thermal activation with a flat distribution of activation energies over a range whose end points depend on the partial pressure of the volatile to which the rock is exposed. A correlation is made between certain parameters of this phenomenological theory, on one hand, and the fracture stress, induration, and other petrographic factors, on the other.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1027-1031 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1980 |
| Event | Unknown conference - Boston, Mass Duration: Nov 5 1980 → Nov 7 1980 |
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PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORY OF ATTENUATION AND PROPAGATION VELOCITY OF ELASTIC WAVES IN ROCKS. / Richardson, J. M.; Tittmann, Bernhard R.
In: Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 2, 01.01.1980, p. 1027-1031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
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T1 - PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORY OF ATTENUATION AND PROPAGATION VELOCITY OF ELASTIC WAVES IN ROCKS.
AU - Richardson, J. M.
AU - Tittmann, Bernhard R.
PY - 1980/1/1
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N2 - A phenomenological theory of velocity and attenuation of elastic waves in rocks is proposed and applied to several rock types. The theory is based upon the two main assumptions: (a) that the macroscopic behavior can be modelled as a superposition of linear dissipative processes and (b) that these processes involve thermal activation with a flat distribution of activation energies over a range whose end points depend on the partial pressure of the volatile to which the rock is exposed. A correlation is made between certain parameters of this phenomenological theory, on one hand, and the fracture stress, induration, and other petrographic factors, on the other.
AB - A phenomenological theory of velocity and attenuation of elastic waves in rocks is proposed and applied to several rock types. The theory is based upon the two main assumptions: (a) that the macroscopic behavior can be modelled as a superposition of linear dissipative processes and (b) that these processes involve thermal activation with a flat distribution of activation energies over a range whose end points depend on the partial pressure of the volatile to which the rock is exposed. A correlation is made between certain parameters of this phenomenological theory, on one hand, and the fracture stress, induration, and other petrographic factors, on the other.
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