Abstract
A FINITE element technique which permits the analysis of the elfects of Love and Rayleigh waves on irregular geological structures has recently been developed1. Lysmer and Drake2 have shown that Love waves entering an alluvial valley undergo a considerable local and irregular increase of amplitude, and here I extend the study of Love waves in an alluvial valley to that of Rayleigh waves in an alluvial valley.
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DRAKE, L. Rayleigh Waves in an Alluvial Valley. Nature Physical Science 240, 113–114 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci240113a0
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