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Surface Wave Generation by Buried Forces in a Half Space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

Richard L Weaver
Richard L Weaver*
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Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, 104 So Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The method of explicit expansion in normal modes is applied to derive expressions for the Rayleigh waves generated by distributions of buried transient and harmonic forces. The derived expressions are conceptually clear, and relatively simple.

Keywords

Elastic wavesRayleigh wavesNormal modesReciprocity
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2000 , pp. 73 - 78
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2000

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