Attenuation and dispersion of P-waves in porous rocks with planar fractures: Comparison of theory and numerical simulations
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To explore the validity and limitations of the theoretical model of wave propagation in porous rocks with periodic distribution of planar fractures, we perform numerical simulation using a poroelastic reflectivity algorithm. The numerical results are found to be in good agreement with the analytical model, not only for periodic fractures, but also for random distribution of constant thickness fractures.
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Published by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
2006 Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Attenuation and dispersion of P-waves in porous rocks with planar fractures: Comparison of theory and numerical simulations
Geophysics, Volume 71, Issue 3, pp. N41-N45 (May-June 2006)
Gracjan Lambert, Boris Gurevich,and Miroslav Brajanovski
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