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Principles of soil-structure interaction under seismic disturbance. Kinematic effects and seismic stability

Authors: Stéphane BRÛLÉ, Fahd CUIRA

Publication date: May 10, 2018, Review date: July 20, 2020

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2. Preliminary notions of soil dynamics

2.1 Wave propagation in terrestrial media

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2.1.1 Elastodynamic equation

Seismic waves are elastic waves governed by the equations of elastodynamics.

This assumption is valid for small movements u and deformations, which is realistic for seismic risk in conditions of low to moderate seismicity, as discussed in §

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