Plane Wave in Viscoelastic Homogeneous Half-Space

 

This site demonstrates ground motions for plane waves in a viscoelastic half-space. 

Please input the desired parameters, then click "Calculate".

Half-Space Properties:

     S-wave velocity (m/s):

     P-wave velocity (m/s):

S-wave damping (%):

P-wave damping (%):

Incident Wave Properties:

                Incidence angle q (º):

 
Input Motion:

Define Input Motion:(view built-in motions here) (Links to Earthquake Motion Databases on the Internet)

Unit:       Time Interval (s):

Input Motion Type:

Incident Plane Wave

Recorded Total Motion

Recorded Total Motion Direction:

Horizontal       Vertical

Recorded Total Motion Location:

         Horizontal Coordinate (m):

Depth From Ground Surface (m):

Filter for input motion: 

                  Frequency f1 (Hz):

                  Frequency f2 (Hz):

                  Frequency f3 (Hz):

Output Requirements:

Output Locations:

Locations' horizontal coordinates and depths (m) should be in the order of x1, d1, x2, d2, ... and separated by space.

 

Other Output Options:

Always Output Total Motion

Output Components of Motion

Output Total Strain 

 

Note: 

Depth from ground surface shall always be non-negative number.

 

 


 

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