Chapter6Ultrasoundandinfrasound2
Asfarashumansareed,theuseroundsouleastto132thefirstseismiadeina。Itwasabrassvesselwitharialfrogsattached,eaetalsphereinitsmouth。Thepresendbearihquakewasihefallofthesphere(s)iion。
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&ionofsoundingasorliquidmediaisdescribedbyStokes’Lav3;amplitudeαff,dynamicvisu),frequeyρ(rho),velocityofsoundv。
Undergroundsoundhasbeenasourceoffearandwotimes,reasthatevolutionmayhavehardwiredintoourbrains,fromtheexperiencesofourahatsudsapanyavalanches,volis,earthquakes,andnaturaldisasters。Thefactthattheybefeltaswellasheardaddstotheirimpact:tofeelthesolidearthshiftahoisanunnervingexperienderthatthedarkworldoftheundergrardedinmaheabodeofthedead。
&suiroundsoundhaslongbeenusedinwar:duringclassicaltimes,tunnellingeimesdetectedbythesouhroughtheearth,andthereisevenarecordofshieldsbeihegroundandthepreseunnelsbelowbeihesoundsheard。InWorldWarI,detedifflerentpointsalongtrenchwallsallowedtheloytroopsireobeestimated,bytriangulation。InWorldWarII,thePolishresistasignifitperiround,listeningfermansoldiersoverhead—hiletragthembythesamemeans。
Undergroundsouorsarecalledgeophoilthelate2eophohesameprincipleasdynamicmies(Chapter5):amagionbygroundwavesarialsinawirecoiledaroundit。Today,MEMSareusedinstead:amicroscopicpieceofsiliountedieholderandvibratioroundsouarttomove。Afeedbacksystemhaltsthismotioappliestodosoprovidespreationaboutthesound。However,MEMSdevicesarerelativelyiiveandareusedmainlyfactivelyseismis。Allpracticalgehlydiredareusuallydeployedtorespondtosoundsilyfrombelow。
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&ablisheduserounds。Usuallyanexpleissetround(thereisnroutotheloudspeaker),amakesreffectoffltheiweenlayersofdifflerentmaterialsaedbyanarrayofgeophones。
Themeasurementandloofstrairasoundsinsolids,knownasaissioesetoffraallsortsofstructures,fromplanesinffighttotheLohisisknownasstructuralhealthm。Alertsbetriggeredattheinstantthatevenaninvisiblysmallcrastoform。Aissionisalsousedtostudytheformationofcragweldiodetesetoflesiocarryhigh-pressureffuidsaheamountofinsidereie。
Undergrous,diflculttoidentifybyesoundswhicharemostlyinfrasoO(prehensivereatyanization)tlymohusinggeophohhydrophohedeepsouederwatersfromthesub-orocks)。ThisworkroundaerdetectorsallowstheCTBTOtopoliatioreaties,ahelosofadotakeplace。
Thischapterhasfothoseareasofsouhear,eventhoughmaswishweChapter8weturntosoundsthathearihoughwe’drathernot。