Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry

We present laboratory measurements of ultrasonic S waves in Bentheim sandstone using laser Doppler interferometry (LDI). S wave velocities and polarizations (along with those of P waves) are important in the characterization of elastic wave anisotropy. LDI facilitates this by measuring the waves vel...

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Main Authors: Carson, Michael, Lebedev, Maxim
Other Authors: SEG
Format: Conference Paper
Published: SEG 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28453
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description We present laboratory measurements of ultrasonic S waves in Bentheim sandstone using laser Doppler interferometry (LDI). S wave velocities and polarizations (along with those of P waves) are important in the characterization of elastic wave anisotropy. LDI facilitates this by measuring the waves velocities and vector of particle displacements (polarizations) on the surface of a sample. With a sufficient number of measurements, the complete elastic stiffness tensor of the material can be calculated. Anisotropy can be caused by mineral orientation or by rock fabric and can also be induced by the application of non-hydrostatic stress. In this work we show that S wave polarization is measurable with the LDI technique and also that we can track changes in polarization due to applied stress.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-284532018-12-14T00:59:26Z Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry Carson, Michael Lebedev, Maxim SEG We present laboratory measurements of ultrasonic S waves in Bentheim sandstone using laser Doppler interferometry (LDI). S wave velocities and polarizations (along with those of P waves) are important in the characterization of elastic wave anisotropy. LDI facilitates this by measuring the waves velocities and vector of particle displacements (polarizations) on the surface of a sample. With a sufficient number of measurements, the complete elastic stiffness tensor of the material can be calculated. Anisotropy can be caused by mineral orientation or by rock fabric and can also be induced by the application of non-hydrostatic stress. In this work we show that S wave polarization is measurable with the LDI technique and also that we can track changes in polarization due to applied stress. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28453 10.1190/segam2014-0265.1 SEG restricted
spellingShingle Carson, Michael
Lebedev, Maxim
Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry
title Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry
title_full Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry
title_fullStr Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry
title_short Ultrasonic measurements of S waves using laser interferometry
title_sort ultrasonic measurements of s waves using laser interferometry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28453