Capillary pressure-saturation data obtained for unconsolidated porous media with different liquids are examined to investigate the effects of clay-liquid interactions on liquid retention. Liquid retention functions are assumed to reflect the effective pore-size distributions. The hydraulic variables, capillary pressure and saturation, are transformed to account for changes in liquid retention...
Seismic properties (P, S velocities and Poisson's ratio) of
young (0.75 m.y.) and mature (110 m.y.) oceanic crust are obtained
by studying explosive refraction data collected in the Pacific Ocean
using ocean bottom and downhole seismometers. A comparison of the
results for the two regions indicates that the upper crustal...