Propagation of surface waves in a half-space with vertical, inclined or curved interfaces

Abstract The paper reviews the author's theoretical studies on reflection and transmission of surface waves at vertical and near-vertical boundaries. For estimation of reflection and transmission coefficients a new approximate method based on the Green function technique is proposed. The method is valid if a body waves field arised at the boundary is approximately orthogonal to the fields of reflected and transmitted normal modes. It may be used for normal as well as for oblique incidence. A Green function in each quarterspace is assumed to be the same as in a halfspace with the same vertical distribution of elastic parameters. For large angles of incidence when the reflected wave field is strong enough, the Green function may be corrected for the reflected wave. The results of calculation for some models by means of this method are discussed.

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