journal article·2021-09-02Open access

The Influence of Permeability on the Propagation Characteristics of the Waves in Different Saturated Soils

Jia Song, Chengshun Xu, Liang Li

Applied Sciences· Volume 11· Issue 17

Abstract

The permeability of saturated soils has great influence on the velocities and attenuation characteristics of fast compressional wave P1, low compressional wave P2, and shear wave S in saturated soils, respectively. In three different cases, namely zero, finite, and infinite permeability, the wave equations and theoretical velocities of P1, P2, and S wave in saturated soils are given based on the u-w-p equation, respectively. According to the solutions of the wave equations, the real velocities and attenuation coefficients of three waves are redefined, respectively. In different saturated soils, the influences of the permeability and the loading frequency on the wave velocities and attenuation are discussed, respectively. Moreover, the suitable application scope of the u-p equation is discussed based on different permeabilities and loading frequencies.
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OpenAlex topics: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures · Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics · Seismic Waves and Analysis

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Affiliations

College of Civil Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, China

The Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Beijing, China

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