Wave Propagation in Water-Saturated Sand and Grain Contact Physics

Friday, October 2, 2009 4:00 p.m. in ETC 4.120 Dr. Nicholas P. Chotiros and Dr. Marcia J. Isakson Applied Research Laboratories The University of Texas at Austin www.arlut.utexas.edu Measurements in sandy ocean sediments over a broad range of frequencies show that the sound speed dispersion is significantly greater than that predicted by the standard Biot-Stoll…