Velocity of P-waves Calculator

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P-waves are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology, that travel through a continuum and are the first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph.

Formula:

vp = √(λ + 2μ) / ρ

where,
μ - is the shear modulus (modulus of rigidity, sometimes denoted as G)
ρ - the density of the material through which the wave propagates
λ - is the first Lame parameter