Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
Volume 213, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2023.105039
Keywords
Seismic wave; Porosity; Permeability; Poroelasticity; River embankment
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Estimating the spatial porosity and permeability variation of slope site is difficult due to complexity of petrophysical modeling. The linkage between seismic wave velocity and porosity and permeability is established and validated using differential effective medium and self-consistent approximation. The results show that the porosity and permeability profiles based on self-consistent approximation are more reliable. This study provides a sound basis for further hydrological interpretation of seismic data and offers geotechnical suggestions for natural hazard mitigation.
Although porosity and permeability are essential parameters for slope stability, estimating the spatial porosity and permeability variation of slope site is difficult because of complexity of petrophysical modeling. The dif-ferential effective medium (DEM) and self-consistent approximation (SCA), which used to calculate elastic modulus of porous materials, are applied to link seismic wave velocity to porosity and permeability. The shear-wave velocity structure is gathered through a near surface Rayleigh-wave survey, and the porosity and perme-ability profiles are further estimated. The results are cross validated by the borehole data and poroelastic rela-tion. The petrophysical structure of the Yangtze River embankment may further reflect hydrological properties of laminated layers, which bear relatively large porosity and permeability in some area. The results show that the porosity and permeability profiles based on SCA are more reliable with respecting to the borehole data. The relationship between seismic velocity and porosity and permeability is established and validated, favoring a sound basis for further hydrological interpretation of seismic data. Furthermore, some geotechnical suggestions are put forward during the flood seasons in correspondence to the natural hazard mitigation.
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