DOI: 10.1785/bssa0510020237. The effect of the earth's surface on the <i>S</i> wave particle motion

The effect of the earth's surface on the S wave particle motion

10.1785/bssa0510020237

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Seismological Society of America (SSA)

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (790)

Abstract

Abstract This paper is concerned with the determination of the particle motion of the earth's surface due to the incidence of a plane S wave of arbitrary polarization and incidence angles. It is assumed that the earth's surface may be represented by a plane surface. For angles of incidence less than sin-1(b0/a0, where a0 and b0 are the P and S wave velocities at the earth's surface, all three components of ground motion will be in phase, and the resultant motion is linear. For angles of incidence greater than sin-1(b0/a0), all three components of ground motion will in general be out of phase, with the resultant motion describing some three-dimensional figure. The epicentral distance at which the motion changes from linear to non-linear depends upon the wave length of the S wave and the slope of the travel time curve at that distance.

Bibliography

Nuttli, O. (1961). The effect of the earthâs surface on the S wave particle motion. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 51(2), 237â246.

Authors 1

Otto Nuttli (first)

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Type	When
Created	4 years, 1 month ago (July 10, 2021, 1:19 a.m.)
Deposited	4 years, 1 month ago (July 10, 2021, 1:19 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 3 weeks ago (July 4, 2025, 8:47 a.m.)
Issued	64 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1961)
Published	64 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1961)
Published Online	64 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1961)
Published Print	64 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1961)

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