The Theory of Surface Wave Diffraction by Symmetric Crustal Discontinuities

Abstract

By use of symmetry considerations and variational techniques, reflection, transmission, and conversion coefficients are obtained for elastic wave diffraction at symmetric wedge-shaped obstacles for both Rayleigh and Love wave excitation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0427136

Entities

People

  • John C. H. Spence
  • Julius Kane

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplitude
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Diffraction
  • Discontinuities
  • Elastic Waves
  • Equations
  • Government Procurement
  • Love Waves
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Rhode Island
  • Secondary Waves
  • Surface Waves
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Seismology
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.