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Author: Roger D. Borcherdt (United States Geological Survey, California)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 25.00cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 17.50cm
Weight: 1.050kg
ISBN: 9781108495691
ISBN 10: 1108495699
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 22 October 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'This work is very impressive and the very coherent description of wave propagation in viscoelastic layered (solid) media is exceptional. The main contribution from my point of view is the detailed understanding of physical features of waves when they propagate into lossy media. This book would be a valuable contribution to a research library.' Jean Virieux, Geophysical Journal International
'This work is very impressive and the very coherent description of wave propagation in viscoelastic layered (solid) media is exceptional. The main contribution from my point of view is the detailed understanding of physical features of waves when they propagate into lossy media. This book would be a valuable contribution to a research library.' Jean Virieux, Geophysical Journal International 'As noted by R. A. Stephen, Borcherdt's book is a tour de force that can serve as a vanguard for the study of viscoelastic properties of the Earth and other layered media. With its instructive problems sets for each chapter and complementary numerical results, the book is an excellent stand-alone or complementary textbook for advanced courses or research in seismology, exploration geophysics, engineering, solid mechanics, and acoustics. The book fills a void not covered in other texts.' Andreas Fichtner, Seismological Research Letters 'This work is very impressive and the very coherent description of wave propagation in viscoelastic layered (solid) media is exceptional. The main contribution from my point of view is the detailed understanding of physical features of waves when they propagate into lossy media. This book would be a valuable contribution to a research library. Advanced students and researchers will find in this book answers to questions they may face when considering effects in lossy materials, quite different from effects in lossless media.' Pr Emeritus Jean Virieux, Geophysical Journal International 'Bound to become one of the most sought-after references on the subject. Roger Borcherdt has worked on the subject since his PhD days, and his mastery of the subject is something to behold.' Sven Treitel, The Leading Edge, Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Author Information
Roger Borcherdt is a research seismologist, scientist emeritus at the US Geological Survey, and past consulting and visiting Shimizu professor at Stanford University, California. Dr Borcherdt is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, including several on the theoretical and empirical aspects of seismic wave propagation pertaining to problems in seismology, exploration geophysics, and earthquake engineering. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Service award, the highest honor of the Department of Interior, for seminal contributions in seismology and engineering; the Bruce A. Bolt Medal awarded jointly by the Seismological Society of America, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, and COSMOS; and the 1994 and 2002 Outstanding Paper Awards of Earthquake Spectra. He is an honorary member of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, a past journal editor, a co-inventor of the General Earthquake Observation System (GEOS, patent 4,603,486), as well as an active member of several professional societies.
