Sources Acting on the Free Boundary of a Porous Biot Medium and Reflection on This Boundary

A homogeneous isotropic porous Biot half-space z 0 with free boundary z = 0 is considered. This half-space is excited by point sources situated on the boundary z = 0 and applied to the elastic phase. The following four sources are considered: (1) a normal force, (2) a center of tangent forces, (3) a center of rotation, and (4) a tangent force. For all these sources, the wave fields are established. Relationships between the wave fields in a porous medium and the respective wave fields in an elastic medium are investigated. The reflection coefficients on the free boundary of the porous Biot half-space are determined and studied. Bibliography: 11 titles.