The invention relates to the
engineering geological investigation field, in particular to a multichannel transient
Rayleigh wave detection method. The multichannel transient
Rayleigh wave detection method includes steps: obtaining
arrival time difference tau between two transient Rayleigh
waves collected by two wave detectors on two adjacent detection points, wherein setting an interval between the two detection points to be arbitrary large on the premise of guaranteeing invariability of foundation
soil properties between the two detection points; figuring out
phase difference delta phi(f) among different frequency components of the two transient Rayleigh
waves of the two adjacent detection points according to the equation that
delta phi(f)=
delta phi0(f)+2piftau, wherein defining 2piftau as a
time difference phase position between two channels; using a
phase difference method to figure out corresponding multichannel transient
Rayleigh wave phase speed according to the obtained
phase difference. The multichannel transient Rayleigh
wave detection method gets rid of fetters of a channel interval by introducing the
time difference phase position 2piftau into extraction of the Rayleigh wave phase difference among the different frequency components of the two transient Rayleigh
waves, uses the two wave detectors to extract the Rayleigh wave phase difference among the different frequency components of the two transient Rayleigh waves, and thereby significantly improves work efficiency, transverse resolution and
high frequency resolution of transient Rayleigh
wave detection.