DYNAMICS OF SATURATED ROCKS. III. RAYLEIGH WAVES

This is an investigation of the propagation of plane harmonic Rayleigh surface waves in a fully saturated, fissured, poroelastic half-space rock medium. The details of the analysis are described, and numerical examples are given. The study found that Rayleigh waves in such a medium are dispersive and attenuated. They are characterized by their normalized phase velocity V, and specific energy loss coefficient, beta, both functions of the frequency. The conclusions drawn from the study are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Beskos, D E
  • Papadakis, C N
  • Woo, H S
• Publication Date: 1989-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1017-34
• Serial:
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9399
  • EISSN: 1943-7889
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jenmdt

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Dynamics; Percent saturation; Rayleigh waves; Rocks
• Old TRIS Terms: Fissured; Saturated rocks
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485129
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM