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f Dispersive Waves and their Applications in Civil Engineering
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 60th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Jun 1998, cp-110-00088
- ISBN: 978-90-73781-09-2
Abstract
In surface seismic survey, the ground roll is composed of surface waves which are pseudo- Rayleigh waves and Love waves. The waves are dispersive and the analysis of their dispersive curves is useful to evaluate the mechanical parameters of the layers near the surface. Love waves consist of horizontally polarized shear waves trapped in the superficial layer which propagate by multiple total reflections.