3D seismic response of a limited valley via BEM using 2.5D analytical Green's functions for an infinite free-rigid layer

Abstract This paper presents analytical solutions for computing the 3D displacements in a flat solid elastic stratum bounded by a rigid base, when it is subjected to spatially sinusoidal harmonic line loads. These functions are also used as Greens functions in a boundary element method code that simulates the seismic wave propagation in a confined or semi-confined 2D valley, avoiding the discretization of the free and rigid horizontal boundaries. The models developed are then used to simulate wave propagation within a rigid stratum and valleys with different dimensions and geometries, when struck by a spatially sinusoidal harmonic vertical line load. Simulations are performed in the frequency domain, for varying spatial wave numbers in the axial direction of the valley. Time results are obtained by means of inverse Fourier transforms, to help understand how the geometry of the valley may affect the variation of the displacement field.

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