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Acoustic phenomena in porous media studied by transient grating spectroscopy: A critical test of the Biot theory

A. Taschin1,2, R. Cucini1,2, P. Bartolini1,2 and R. Torre1,2,3

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Acoustic-wave propagation in liquid-filled porous glasses has been studied by a heterodyne detected transient grating experiment. A test of the Biot theory is presented under two new regimes, namely, for a new frequency range up to 1.3 GHz and for porous media with nanometric scale heterogeneities. We show that the Biot theory describes the sound velocity data correctly, but does not account for the acoustic attenuation. We suggest that the acoustic damping is mainly due to the dissipation mechanisms intrinsic of the matrix and the liquid which are not accounted for in the theory.


PACS

78.47.jj Transient grating spectroscopy

43.20.Jr Velocity and attenuation of elastic and poroelastic waves

81.05.Rm Porous materials; granular materials

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Dates

Issue 5 (March 2008)

Received 5 November 2007, accepted for publication 9 January 2008

Published 12 February 2008



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