Investigation of the waveguide properties of a borehole and their use for acoustic measurements in situ

A method of measurement of the velocity of a shear wave travelling in the vicinity of a borehole, using its waveguide properties, is both analyzed and verified. In particular, by this method, the shear wave velocity is determined from the velocity of the so-called tube wave which corresponds to the...

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Main Author: Anna JAROSZEWSKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Archives of Acoustics
Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3275
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Summary:A method of measurement of the velocity of a shear wave travelling in the vicinity of a borehole, using its waveguide properties, is both analyzed and verified. In particular, by this method, the shear wave velocity is determined from the velocity of the so-called tube wave which corresponds to the zero frequency limit of the lowest radial mode of propagation in the fluid filling the borehole. Investigations of the necessary conditions to obtain a tube wave and of its propagation were performed on a laboratory model of a borehole and in boreholes in situ. The results obtained show the possibility of a practical use of the method investigated for the determination of the mean velocities of shear waves in the rock mass surrounding the borehole.
ISSN:0137-5075
2300-262X