Download or read book Viscoelastic Waves in Layered Media written by Roger D. Borcherdt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a rigorous, self-contained exposition of the mathematical theory for wave propagation in layered media with arbitrary amounts of intrinsic absorption. The theory, previously not published in a book, provides solutions for fundamental wave-propagation problems in the general context of any media with a linear response, elastic or anelastic. It reveals physical characteristics for two-and three-dimensional anelastic body and surface waves, not predicted by commonly used models based on elasticity or one-dimensional anelasticity. It explains observed wave characteristics not explained by previous theories. This book may be used as a textbook for graduate-level courses and as a research reference in a variety of fields such as solid mechanics, seismology, civil and mechanical engineering, exploration geophysics, and acoustics. The theory and numerical results allow the classic subject of fundamental elastic wave propagation to be taught in the broader context of waves in any media with a linear response, without undue complications in the mathematics. They provide the basis to improve a variety of anelastic wave propagation models, including those for the Earth's interior, metal impurities, petroleum reserves, polymers, soils, and ocean acoustics. The numerical examples and problems sets facilitate understanding by emphasizing important aspects of the theory for each chapter. Book jacket.