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ORIGINAL PAPER
Study of Love Waves in a Heterogeneous Viscoporoelastic Layer Overlying a Viscoporoelastic Half-space
Radhika Nagapuri 1
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Rajitha Gurijala 2
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Archana Reddy R 1
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Malla Reddy Perati 3
 
 
 
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School of Computer Science&Artificial Intelligence, SR University, India
 
2
H&Sc, Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technlogy for Women, India
 
3
Mathematics, Kakatiya University, India
 
 
Submission date: 2025-04-15
 
 
Final revision date: 2025-07-07
 
 
Acceptance date: 2025-11-12
 
 
Online publication date: 2026-03-16
 
 
Publication date: 2026-03-16
 
 
Corresponding author
Rajitha Gurijala   

H&Sc, Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technlogy for Women, Hanamkonda Warangal, India
 
 
International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering 2026;31(1):123-136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59441/ijame/214147
 
 
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KEYWORDS
Heterogeneity
Attenuation
Phase velocity
Love waves
Wavenumber
 
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This research examines to study the Love-type surface waves move through a heterogeneous layer of viscoporoelastic material that rests on a viscoporoelastic half-space. Both regions are different in their characteristics namely like heterogeneities, density fluctuations, porosity, and viscosity. Applying the boundary conditions and corresponding equations of motion, an expression for the dispersion relation is produced. The solutions of corresponding equations of motion and the prescribed boundary conditions give the dispersion relation. Numerical visualization demonstrates how phase velocity and attenuation change with different medium-depth ratios. For Geophysical and Engineering applications, these findings provide important insights about the viscoporoelastic characteristics that influence seismic wave behavior.
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