Open AccessEarly response of soils to violent disturbances
Author(s) -
Abdelwahab Kharab,
Jamal Benbourenane
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of applied mathematical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-4324
DOI - 10.14419/ijamr.v6i2.3612
Subject(s) - shock wave , shock (circulatory) , soil water , yield (engineering) , explosive material , function (biology) , mathematics , mechanics , equation of state , geotechnical engineering , geology , environmental science , soil science , physics , geography , thermodynamics , medicine , archaeology , evolutionary biology , biology
A one-dimensional model dealing with underground explosions as experienced in areas such as mining or excavations is presented. When an explosion in a typical soil medium occurs, soil material is displaced and shock waves propagate in the soil medium. Soil is considered as a floating, ideally locking material. In this paper, the speed of propagation for the shock waves is analyzed, and results are given. The Mie-Gruneisen equation of state is used to find the pressure as a function of the density. Results with the present model yield an efficient and comprehensive means to analyze speed of waves in a sandy medium.