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Apparatus for inducing elliptically polarized shear waves in an earth medium

US4922472A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1988
Grant dateMay 1, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/053
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for generation of elliptically polarized shear waves in an earth medium using two shear wave vibrators engaged to the earth medium in cross-polarized attitude and driven at sweep rates having variable phase displacement.

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