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Types of Elastic Waves: - Transverse Waves - Longitudinal Waves
Types of Elastic Waves: - Transverse Waves - Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
Transverse Waves
f=1/T; v=f.λ
Types of Seismic Waves
• Primary waves (P-waves)
Body waves
• Secondary waves (S-waves)
• Rayleigh waves
Surface waves
• Love waves
Rayleigh Waves
Love Waves
Speed of Seismic Body Waves
Vp > Vs
σ =
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