Acoustics of the Seabed as a Poroelastic Medium

• Main Author: Chotiros, Nicholas P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Oceanography,
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Oceanography.; Acoustics.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Acoustical engineering.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Engineering Acoustics.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.

This book presents a concise description of the acoustics of ocean sediment acoustics, including the latest developments that address the discrepancies between theoretical models and experimental measurements. This work should be of interest to ocean acoustic engineers and physicists, as well as gra...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Sediment Classification
• 3 Basic Theory
• 4 Water-Saturated Sandy Sediments
• Fluid
• 5 Correction for a Wide Range of Sediments
• 6 A Demonstration
• Appendix A
• References
• Index.