Abstract: A theoretical study is presented on the usefulness of a row of rigid piles as an isolating barrier for elastic waves. The problem is formulated as one of multiple scattering and diffraction. A set of cylindrical coordinate ...

Abstract: A theoretical analysis is presented to solve the problem of foundation isolation from vibrations generated in the neighborhood using piles as barriers. The problem is formulated in two and three dimensions as one of multiple ...

Abstract: An analytical solution, using the Trefftz‐Mikhlin method, is presented for seismic‐induced hydrodynamic pressures on dams with a nonvertical upstream face. The solution is constructed as a linear combination of functions ...

Abstract: Trefftz's method is applied to study the vertical vibration of a rigid rectangular plate of infinite length resting on an elastic half‐space. The problem is formulated as one of diffraction of elastic waves. The method ...