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Torsional surface waves in inhomogeneous elastic media
Author(s) -
Vardoulakis I.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1096-9853
pISSN - 0363-9061
DOI - 10.1002/nag.1610080306
Subject(s) - shear modulus , half space , dispersion relation , shear (geology) , constant (computer programming) , surface wave , dispersion (optics) , shear waves , surface (topology) , mechanics , love wave , materials science , classical mechanics , physics , mathematical analysis , wave propagation , geometry , optics , longitudinal wave , mathematics , mechanical wave , composite material , computer science , programming language
The dispersion of torsional surface waves in two types of inhomogeneous elastic media is discussed (1) in a half‐space with shear modulus varying linearly with depth and with constant density (Gibson'S half‐space) and (2) in a half‐space with shear modulus varying with the square‐root of the depth co‐ordinate and with constant density. Inhomogeneous media with constant shear wave velocity are also reviewed and the obtained solutions are discussed in relation to appropriate boundary conditions.