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Love waves produce ground motion that is

  • A.elliptical in the vertical plane
  • B.purely compressional
  • C.horizontal and transverse to the direction of travel
  • D.vertical and along the direction of travel

Answer: C

They exist only where a surface layer overlies faster material and they shake the ground sideways, which makes them particularly hard on structures with little lateral resistance. Rayleigh waves are the vertically elliptical ones.

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