Propagation of SH elastic waves in deep sedimentary basins with an oblique velocity gradient

Wave Motion

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-23

  Luzon F ^a   Ramirez L ^b   Sanchez Sesma F J ^b   Posadas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Green's function; Heterogeneous media; Indirect boundary element method; Sedimentary basins; Seismology; Strong ground motion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; SETTLING TANKS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CONSTANT-GRADIENT WAVE VELOCITY;

ELASTIC WAVES;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELASTIC WAVE; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; S-WAVE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SH-WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038204409     PISSN: 01652125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2125(03)00012-X     Document Type: Article

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