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Sensitivity and regression analysis of acoustic parameters for determining physical properties of frozen fine sand with ultrasonic test

View ORCID ProfileJi-wei Zhang, View ORCID ProfileJulian Murton, Shu-jie Liu, Li-li Sui, Song Zhang, Lei Wang, Ling-hui Kong and Hang Ding
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54, qjegh2020-021, 22 June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2020-021
Ji-wei Zhang
1Shaft Construction Branch, China Coal Research Institute, , China
2Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd, , China
3Permafrost Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Sussex, , UK
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1Shaft Construction Branch, China Coal Research Institute, , China
2Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd, , China
4University of Science and Technology Beijing, , China
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Li-li Sui
5North China Institute of Science and Technology, , China
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Song Zhang
1Shaft Construction Branch, China Coal Research Institute, , China
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6School of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, , China
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Lei Wang
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Ling-hui Kong
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Determining the development of artificial frozen walls by present methods is challenging where substantial seepage occurs because fixed monitoring points only indicate physical properties in small areas. Here we use ultrasonic acoustic methods to determine the physical properties between two freezing pipes during freezing. Sensitivity analysis indicates that wave velocity is sensitive to physical properties, and the sensitivity rank is water content > temperature > density. The attenuation coefficient has a low sensitivity to physical parameters, whereas dominant frequency is sensitive to temperature and water content but insensitive to density. Wave velocity increases with temperature and density in a quadratic relationship, and with water content in a linear relationship. Dominant frequency increases with temperature and water content in a quadratic relationship. A multiple regression model of wave velocity and dominant frequency established by stepwise regression can be used to predict the relationship between wave velocity and temperature of frozen fine sand in different areas where the soil properties are similar to those reported here. Wave velocity and dominant frequency measured in the laboratory can be used to predict the relationship between acoustic parameters and temperature in field conditions after curve move based on the first data point from field measurements. The procedure of curve moving involves calculating the difference in value of the first data point between laboratory and field measurements at the same temperature level, and then moving the predicted curve of the laboratory test upward or downward according to the difference.

Supplementary material: Experimental datasets are available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12268970

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Sensitivity and regression analysis of acoustic parameters for determining physical properties of frozen fine sand with ultrasonic test

Ji-wei Zhang, Julian Murton, Shu-jie Liu, Li-li Sui, Song Zhang, Lei Wang, Ling-hui Kong and Hang Ding
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54, qjegh2020-021, 22 June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2020-021
Ji-wei Zhang
1Shaft Construction Branch, China Coal Research Institute, , China
2Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd, , China
3Permafrost Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Sussex, , UK
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1Shaft Construction Branch, China Coal Research Institute, , China
2Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd, , China
4University of Science and Technology Beijing, , China
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Li-li Sui
5North China Institute of Science and Technology, , China
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Song Zhang
1Shaft Construction Branch, China Coal Research Institute, , China
2Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd, , China
6School of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, , China
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