Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Body waves
Undisturbed medium
Compressions
P wave
Dilations
P waves
S wave
Amplitude
Wavelength
S waves
Surface waves
Rayleigh wave
Rayleigh waves
Love wave
Love waves
FIGURE 11.5
Types of seismic waves. (Courtesy of USGS.)
and forth in the direction of propagation. They are termed as longitudinal, compressional,
or primary waves. Normally they are identified as primary waves (P waves) because they
travel faster than any elastic waves and are the first to arrive at a distant point.
