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A note on dynamic surface displacements in an elastic half-space

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Afandi, O.F., Scott, R.A. A note on dynamic surface displacements in an elastic half-space. Acta Mechanica 17, 145–152 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01260886

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