Forward modeling of steady-state surface wave test

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 662-665

  Storme, Maud ^a   Fortier, Richard ^a   Konrad, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer aided simulation; Dynamic response; Layered systems; Seismic tests; Spectral analysis; Stiffness matrix; Surface waves; Wave dispersion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; STIFFNESS MATRIX; SURFACE PHENOMENA; WAVE EQUATIONS;

DISPERSION CURVES; RAYLEIGH WAVES; SURFACE DISPLACEMENTS; WAVELENGTH;

SURFACE WAVES;

ALGORITHM; SEISMIC WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE DISPERSION;

EID: 18144391182     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:5(662)     Document Type: Article

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