A Study on Screening of Surface Waves by Trenches

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In this study numerical and experimental studies are conducted to examine the wave screening effectiveness of trenches. The numerical study is based on a finite element model of a "sandbox" with Lysmer-Kuhlemeyer-type absorbing boundaries. Using the model, the screening effectiveness of trench is studied for different trench dimensions and distance from source and receiver to trench. The results of the numerical modeling are compared with the results of the ultrasonic experiment which is performed on a acrylic block with a drilled rectangular cut. These results show that the screening effectiveness of the trench is nearly equal if the depth of trench is lager than 60 % of the surface wave length. If is also shown that if the distance between the trench and the source is lager than twice the surface wave length, the thickness of the trench does not affect the screening effectiveness.