| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304225 | Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
•Effects of fault proximity on the plane SH wave approximation are studied.•Amplification of incident cylindrical and plane SH waves in semi-cylindrical valley.•Calculations are formulated via imaging method relative to the free surface.•Plane wave approximation is suitable for many site amplification studies.
It is shown that the plane-wave assumption for incident SH waves is a good approximation for cylindrical waves radiated from a finite source even when it is as close as twice the size of inhomogeneity. It is concluded that for out-of-plane SH waves the plane-wave approximation should be adequate for many earthquake engineering studies.
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Authors
Hasan Faik Kara, Mihailo D. Trifunac,