Diffraction of SV waves by underground, circular, cylindrical cavities

The scattering and diffraction of plane SV waves underground, circular, cylindrical cavities at various depths in an elastic half space is studied in this paper. The cavities, studied here, are at depths of two to five cavity radii, measured from the surface to the center of the cavity. Fourier-Bessel series are used to satisfy the wave equation and the boundary conditions. When the angle of incidence of the plane SV wave exceeds the critical angle, surface waves are generated, which are expanded in terms of Fourier series, which also involve Bessel functions. The surface displacement amplitudes and phases that are presented show that the results depend on the following parameters: (1) The angle of incidence, θ_β; (2) the ratio cavity depth to the cavity radius, h/a; (3) the dimensionless frequency of the incident SV wave, η; and (4) Poisson's ratio, v. The presence of the cavity in the half space results in significant deviation of both the displacement amplitudes and phases on the nearby half space surface from that of a uniform half space.