Date of Award
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Beaujean, Pierre-Philippe
Abstract
The impact of depth-dependent geophysical parameters on the acoustic pressure reflection coefficient is studied at normal incidence using the Biot-Stoll theory in porous marine sediments. The seabed is modeled as a sediment layer with depth-dependent properties on top of a homogeneous half-space, as originally proposed by Stern. There is no discontinuity in sediment properties between the layer and the half-space. The reflection coefficient is determined by the evaluation of boundary conditions at the water-sediment layer interface and the sediment layer-half-space interface. Results are obtained for different types of sediment, from medium size sands to silty clay, and different porosity profiles vs. depth.
Extent
121 p.
Recommended Citation
Joussein, Marianne., "Influence of depth-dependent sediment properties on the pressure reflection coefficient at normal incidence using the Biot-Stoll model" (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 734.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/734
Identifier
FADT13168
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004.|College of Engineering and Computer Science