Formation and propagation of Love waves in a surface layer with a P-wave source. Technical report

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6419068

Florence, A L; Miller, S A

The objective of this research is to investigate experimentally, and support with theoretical calculations, the formation and propagation of Love waves from a P-wave source due to scattering at material heterogeneities. The P-wave source is a spherical piezoelectric crystal cast in a surface layer of rock simulant overlaying a higher impedance granite substrate. Excitation of the piezoelectric crystal with a known voltage applies a spherical compressional pulse of known amplitude to the surrounding medium. Lateral heterogeneities cast in the surface layer convert incident P-wave energy into shear waves. The horizontally polarized shear waves (SH waves) trapped in the surface layer wave guide are the Love waves we will measure at the surface.

• Research Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6419068
• Report Number(s): AD-A-225559/4/XAB; SCIENTIFIC-2; CNN: F19628-88-K-0051
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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