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Amplification of obliquely incident seismic waves by cylindrical alluvial valley of arbitrary cross-sectional shape. Part II. Incident SH and rayleigh waves

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND CIRES UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, COLORADO 80309
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, Canada , R3T 2N2

Abstract

Amplification of ground motion in three dimensions due to cylindrical alluvial valleys of arbitrary cross section is investigated in this paper. The incident wave is either a plane SH or Rayleigh wave, propagating at an arbitrary angle to the axis of the valley. A hybrid numerical method combining boundary integral representation and finite element discretization has been employed. Numerical results show significant amplification depending on the angles of incidence and geometries of the valleys.

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Present address: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Research Company, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada R0E 1L0.

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