By introducing the mean stiffness $k_m$ and the deviatoric stiffness $k_d$ \cite

{genta1999vibration}:
\begin{eqnarray}
k_m = \left(\frac{k_x + k_y}{2}\right)\\
k_d = \left(\frac{k_x - k_y}{2}\right)
\end{eqnarray}