An Acoustic Ground Impedance Measurement

Abstract

A measurement of the acoustic ground impedance was made on soil composed of sand and clay covered by splotchy amounts of long grass. A sound pressure-volume velocity device was used to make the measurement. The real part of the ground impedance ranged from 46,662 Pa.s/cu m at 20Hz to 3,076 Pa.s/cu m at 260Hz. The magnitude of the imaginary part of the ground impedance ranged from 66,974 Pa.s/cu m at 20Hz to 4,005 Pa.s/cu m at 260Hz. These data are available to any interested research in the field of sound propagation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA428168

Entities

People

  • John D. Williams

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Air Force
  • Army Aviation
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Control Panels
  • Dew Point
  • Frequency
  • Impedance
  • Instructions
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Sound Pressure
  • Tape Recorders

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.