Study on the Characteristics of Elastic Wave Velocities of Rockmass under Different Test Methods

Abstract:

There are many methods of testing elastic wave velocities of engineering rockmass such as the elastic wave penetration test between adits, elastic wave test on the adit wall and the borehole sonic method etc, but the test results vary with different test methods. It is important to understand and apply appropriately the test results. Based on the field tests, the characteristics of elastic wave velocities under different test methods are studied. The research indicates that the main influence factors of different test methods on wave velocities include the rockmass occurrence environments and the test conditions. For the elastic wave penetration test between adits, the rockmass occurrence environments are basically unchanged, and the influences of the test conditions are little, so the wave velocity obtained by this method is more scientific. The study results are important for the reasonable evaluation of engineering rockmass.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 170-173)
• Pages: 449-452
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.170-173.449
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Wu Xiu Ding, Hong Yi Wang, Bing Xie
• Keywords: Different Test Methods, Elastic Wave Velocity, Engineering Rockmass, Occurrence Environments, Test Conditions

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