Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 133-141.doi: 10.11978/2020015CSTR: 32234.14.2020015

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P-wave velocity properties and its influencing factors of coral reef limestone in Nansha area

TIAN Yuhang1,2,3(), CHEN Zhong1,3(), HUANG Weixia1,3, HOU Zhengyu1,3, YAN Wen1,2,3, WANG Xuesong1,2,3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
  • Received:2020-02-03 Revised:2020-04-07 Online:2021-01-10 Published:2020-04-09
  • Contact: CHEN Zhong E-mail:tyh@scsio.ac.cn;chzhsouth@scsio.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(41976065);Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA13010102);Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou)(GML2019ZD0104);The 2020 Research Program of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City(SKJC-2020-01-012)

Abstract:

Coral reef limestone is a kind of rock with complex pore structure and large density variation. The relationships between P-wave velocity and pore structure of coral reef limestone and the influencing factors on acoustic properties, however, are not well studied. The P-wave velocity, porosity, and density of coral reef limestone were measured and analyzed in this study. The results exhibited that the P-wave velocity of coral reef limestone varies between 5104 and 5958 m·s-1, its porosity varies between 1.47% and 17.7%, and its density varies between 2.07 and 2.72 g·cm-3. We showed that the porosity and density in coral reef limestone were determined by compaction and recrystallization. In addition, the porosity and pore structure also had an effect on P-wave velocity in coral reef limestone. More importantly, the structure and stability of coral reef limestone can be determined by the ratio of S-wave and P-wave velocities. The acoustic properties of coral reef limestone can provide important support for the stability of engineering.

Key words: coral reef limestone, P-wave velocity, porosity, pore structure, density

CLC Number: 

  • P736.32