Diffraction of P, S and Rayleigh waves by three-dimensional topographies

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作者
Luzon, F
SanchezSesma, FJ
RodriguezZuniga, JL
Posadas, AM
Garcia, JM
Martin, J
Romacho, MD
Navarro, M
机构
[1] UNIV GRANADA,INST ANDALUZ GEOFIS & PREVENC DESASTRES SISM,GRANADA 18080,SPAIN
[2] NATL AUTONOMOUS UNIV MEXICO,INST INGN,MEXICO CITY 04510,DF,MEXICO
[3] CTR INVEST SISM,MEXICO CITY 14200,DF,MEXICO
关键词
diffraction; numerical techniques; synthetic seismograms; topography; wave propagation;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb04493.x
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
The diffraction of P, S and Rayleigh waves by 3-D topographies in an elastic halfspace is studied using a simplified indirect boundary element method (IBEM). This technique is based on the integral representation of the diffracted elastic fields in terms of single-layer boundary sources. It can be seen as a numerical realization of Huygens' principle because diffracted waves are constructed at the boundaries from where they are radiated by means of boundary sources. A Fredholm integral equation of the second kind for such sources is obtained from the stress-free boundary conditions. A simplified discretization scheme for the numerical and analytical integration of the exact Green's functions, which employs circles of various sizes to cover most of the boundary surface, is used. The incidence of elastic waves on 3-D topographical profiles is studied, We analyse the displacement amplitudes in the frequency, space and time domains. The results show that the vertical walls of a cylindrical cavity are strong diffractors producing emission of energy in all directions. In the case of a mountain and incident P, SV and SH waves the results show a great variability of the surface ground motion, These spatial variations are due to the interference between locally generated diffracted waves. A polarization analysis of the surface displacement at different locations shows that the diffracted waves are mostly surface and creeping waves.
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页码:571 / 578
页数:8
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