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Volume 3 Number 3
  • E-ISSN: 1365-2478

Abstract

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It has been noted that in water‐saturated silt, the velocity of propagation of longitudinal waves is very low. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a theoretical explanation for this phenomenon.

The medium under study is assumed to consist of identical solid spheres piled one upon the other in a regular array, with the fluid filling the interstices. First the velocity of propagation is calculated for the system of the solid particles alone; then, utilizing the results obtained for this case, the velocities for the solid‐fluid system are calculated. Two velocities are obtained, one of them being higher and the other lower than in the case where no fluid is present.

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2006-04-27
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