Surface waves travel just below the earth’s surface. Examples of surface waves are Rayleighs and Long waves. Rayleighs cause ripples on the ground while long waves move the ground horizontally perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave. Therefore, these waves are capable of destroying the foundations of structures and hence causing their collapse. Studying these waves allow these professionals to design foundations strong enough to withstand these waves.
I just have a question, are you in seventh grade? I keep my binders from past years and I remember learning this, but don’t know if that’s the grade I learned it in, are you?
