Sketches of a hammer-impact, spiked-base, shear-wave source

Open-File Report 83-917
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Abstract

Generation of shear waves in shallow seismic investigations (those to depths usually less than 100 m) can be accomplished by horizontally striking with a hammer either the end of a wood plank or metal structure embedded at the ground surface. The dimensioned sketches of this report are of a steel, hammer-impact, spiked-base, shear-wave source. It has been used on outcrops and in a desert environment and for conducting experiments on the effect of rotating source direction.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Sketches of a hammer-impact, spiked-base, shear-wave source
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 83-917
DOI 10.3133/ofr83917
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Year Published 1983
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description 8 p. :ill. ;28 cm.
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