Discussion
The velocity of S waves in a given rock is roughly
Answer: D
The ratio depends on Poisson's ratio and comes out near 0.6 for common rock, so a P wave at about 6 km/s goes with an S wave near 3.5 km/s. The growing gap between arrivals with distance is what makes the S minus P interval useful.
No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…
Post your comment
Please log in or register to post a comment.
Examination Categories
- SSC Exams
- Banking Exams
- Teaching Exams
- Civil Services Exams
- Railways Exams
- Engineering Recruitment Exams
- Defence Exams
- State Government Exams
- Police Exams
- Insurance Exams
- Nursing Exams
- Other Government Exams
- NRA CET
- PG Entrance Exams
- Campus Placement
- MBA Entrance Exams
- CUET and UG Entrance
- Judiciary Exams
- Regulatory Body Exams
- Software Development