Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
29 Apr 1981, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Abstract
Apparent seismic wave velocities are studied by comparing the stress results obtained by a computer simulation with those obtained by a commonly used simplified engineering model. Two earth models with significantly different surface layers and two focal depths of energy release are used. The results from all four cases studied show that the apparent wave velocity at the free surface is determined by the properties of the material at depth where energy is released. A secondary, yet significant conclusion is the fact that the simplified plane wave propagation solution is a good predictor of the strains/stresses due to seismic waves, provided the appropriate apparent wave velocities are used.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1981 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Hadjian, A. H. and Hadley, D. M., "Studies of Apparent Seismic Wave Velocity" (1981). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 3.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/01icrageesd/session04b/3
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Studies of Apparent Seismic Wave Velocity
St. Louis, Missouri
Apparent seismic wave velocities are studied by comparing the stress results obtained by a computer simulation with those obtained by a commonly used simplified engineering model. Two earth models with significantly different surface layers and two focal depths of energy release are used. The results from all four cases studied show that the apparent wave velocity at the free surface is determined by the properties of the material at depth where energy is released. A secondary, yet significant conclusion is the fact that the simplified plane wave propagation solution is a good predictor of the strains/stresses due to seismic waves, provided the appropriate apparent wave velocities are used.
