Wave attenuation coefficient and wave number of high-temperature granite after water cooling and air cooling.

This study experimentally investigated the wave attenuation coefficient and wave number of the heated granite after water cooling (W-C) and air cooling (A-C) treatments. The granite specimens heated to five temperatures (25 °C, 100 °C, 200 °C, 300 °C and 400 °C) were subjected to the W-C and A-C treatments, respectively. The pendulum impact test was performed on the cooled granite at room temperature to obtain the separated stress pulse. The wave attenuation ratio in the cooled granite was investigated. Propagation coefficients (attenuation coefficient and wave number) were introduced to describe the harmonic wave attenuation in the cooled granite. The effects of W-C and A-C treatments on the attenuation coefficient and wave number were discussed. The results show that the P-wave velocity decreases as temperature increases, while the wave attenuation ratio increases as temperature increases. The P-wave velocity of the granite after the W-C treatment is smaller than that of the granite after the A-C treatment. The wave attenuation ratio, attenuation coefficient and wave number of the stress pulse in the granite after the W-C treatment are larger than those of the stress pulse in the granite after the A-C treatment. The differences of P-wave velocity, wave attenuation ratio, attenuation coefficient and wave number after two cooling treatments increase as temperature increases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]