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Effect of porosity and water saturation on the mechanical properties and P-wave velocity of calcarenite rocks used in the construction of historical monuments of Rabat (Morocco)
1 : Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University
P.O. Box 1014, Rabat -
Maroc
The objective of this paper is to study the effect of porosity and water saturation on the mechanical and acoustical behavior of isotropic porous materials of a solid matrix containing dry, saturated and partially saturated spherical pores, using a homogenization technique based on the Mori-Tanaka model. The mechanical properties of calcarenite rocks are determined from P-wave velocity measurements. The comparisons between the predictions of Mori-Tanaka model and experimental results are discussed and analyzed.
