Viscoelastic Waves and Rays in Layered Media
2nd Edition
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- Author: Roger D. Borcherdt, United States Geological Survey, California
- Date Published: November 2020
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This second edition extends the rigorous, self-contained exposition of the theory for viscoelastic wave propagation in layered media to include head waves and general ray theory. The theory, not published elsewhere, provides solutions for fundamental wave-propagation and ray-theory problems valid for any media with a linear response, elastic or anelastic. It explains measurable variations in wave speed, particle motion, and attenuation of body waves, surface waves, and head waves induced at anelastic material boundaries that do not occur for elastic waves. This book may be used as a textbook for advanced university courses and as a research reference in seismology, exploration geophysics, engineering, solid mechanics, and acoustics. It provides computation steps for ray-tracing computer algorithms to develop a variety of tomography inferred anelastic models, such as those for the Earth's deep interior and petroleum reserves. Numerical results and problem sets emphasize important aspects of the theory for each chapter.
Read more- Includes numerical examples and problem sets, with solutions available online, to facilitate teaching and learning of important characteristics of anelastic wave propagation in more than one dimension
- Contains general solutions for the fundamental time-harmonic wave propagation and ray-theory problems of seismology, geophysics, and engineering
- Provides viscoelastic solutions, numerical results, and problem sets for P, SI, and SII body waves, reflection-refraction problems, Rayleigh- and Love-type surface waves, response of multiple layers, forward and inverse ray tracing problems, and head waves
- Provides computation steps for ray-tracing computer algorithms to improve a variety of tomography inferred anelastic models such as those of the Earth's deep interior and petroleum reserves
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‘As noted by R. A. Stephen, Borcherdt’s book is a tour de force that can serve as a vanguard for the study of viscoelastic properties of the Earth and other layered media. With its instructive problems sets for each chapter and complementary numerical results, the book is an excellent stand-alone or complementary textbook for advanced courses or research in seismology, exploration geophysics, engineering, solid mechanics, and acoustics. The book fills a void not covered in other texts.’ Andreas Fichtner, Seismological Research Letters
See more reviews‘This work is very impressive and the very coherent description of wave propagation in viscoelastic layered (solid) media is exceptional. The main contribution from my point of view is the detailed understanding of physical features of waves when they propagate into lossy media. This book would be a valuable contribution to a research library. Advanced students and researchers will find in this book answers to questions they may face when considering effects in lossy materials, quite different from effects in lossless media.’ Pr Emeritus Jean Virieux, Geophysical Journal International
‘Bound to become one of the most sought-after references on the subject. Roger Borcherdt has worked on the subject since his PhD days, and his mastery of the subject is something to behold.’ Sven Treitel, The Leading Edge, Society of Exploration Geophysicists
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: November 2020
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108852241
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Preface
Historical prologue
1. One-dimensional viscoelasticity
2. Three-dimensional viscoelasticity
3. Viscoelastic P, SI, and SII waves
4. Framework for single-boundary reflection-refraction and surface-wave problems
5. General P, SI, and SII waves incident on a viscoelastic boundary
6. Numerical models for general waves reflected and refracted at viscoelastic boundaries
7. General SI, P, and SII waves incident on a viscoelastic free surface
8. Rayleigh-type surface wave on a viscoelastic half space
9. General SII waves incident on multiple layers of viscoelastic media
10. Love-type surface waves in multilayered viscoelastic media
11. General viscoelastic ray theory
12. Appendices
References
Index.-
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