The interpretation and computation of axisymmetric head waves.

H. A. Lang

Expert InsightsPublished 1960

An application of the physical requirement of continuous displacements to the evaluation of two elliptic integrals, the imaginary members of which represent, in part, the component displacements of head waves (refraction arrivals) in the problem of the seismic surface pulse. The method is a preliminary step in the development of superposition techniques for axisymmetric wave fields in bounded elastic media.

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  • Year: 1960
  • Pages: 84
  • Document Number: P-1650

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Lang, H. A., The interpretation and computation of axisymmetric head waves. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1650.html.
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