Authors' reply to Discussion by E. Siebrits and S. L. Crouch regarding the paper "A two-dimensional linear variation displacement discontinuity method for three-layered elastic media", International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 719-729, 1999

Abstract

This paper is about the reply to discussion by E. Siebrits and S. L. Crouch regarding the paper "A two-dimensional linear variation displacement discontinuity method for three-layered elastic media". The purpose of the paper was to apply a superposition scheme to a boundary element method (BEM) which can model, practically and efficiently, a general three-layered elastic medium. This approach provides an alternative to the traditional BEMs in which elements must be placed along the interfaces between layers