Abstract
Velocity, density, porosity, void ratio, water absorption by weight and P-wave velocity tests were conducted on 14 different carbonate rocks. Strong correlations between P-wave velocity and all the physical properties of the rock were found. The relations follow a linear function. The equations developed were compared with others in the literature. Although it appears that the physical properties of the tested carbonate rocks can be estimated from P-wave velocity, the validity of the derived equations must be checked for other carbonate rocks as the equations given are likely to be specific to the test method and vary with rock type, degree of saturation and presence of bedding planes.
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La densité, la porosité, l’indice des vides, l’absorption pondérale d’eau et les vitesses de propagation des ondes P ont été mesurés sur quatorze roches carbonatées différentes. Des fortes corrélations ont été établies entre les vitesses des ondes P et toutes les propriétés pétrophysiques. Les relations sont linéaires et ont été comparées à d’autres résultats présentés dans la littérature technique. On conclut que, bien que les propriétés physiques des roches carbonatées puissent être estimées à partir des vitesses des ondes P, la validité des relations établies doit être vérifiée pour d’autres types de roches carbonatées, ces relations dépendant probablement des méthodes de mesure et variant en fonction du type de roche, du degré de saturation et de la présence de joints stratigraphiques. “Traduit par la Rédaction”
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This work has been supported by the Turkish Academy of Sciences, in the framework of the Young Scientist Award Program (EA-TUBA-GEBIP/2001-1-1).
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Kahraman, S., Yeken, T. Determination of physical properties of carbonate rocks from P-wave velocity. Bull Eng Geol Environ 67, 277–281 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-008-0139-0
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