Propagation of SH waves in an irregular monoclinic crustal layer

The present paper discusses the dispersion equation for SH waves in a monoclinic layer over a semi-infinite elastic medium with an irregularity. In the absence of the irregularity, the dispersion equation reduces to standard dispersion equation for SH waves in a monoclinic layer over an isotropic semi-infinite medium. The dispersion curves for different size of the irregularity are computed and compared for the half-space without any irregularity. It can be seen that the phase velocity is strongly influenced by the wave number and the depth of the irregularity.     

Shear horizontal waves in transversely inhomogeneous plates

Shear horizontal (SH) waves in free and clamped monoclinic plates with an arbitrary inhomogeneity across the plate are considered. Firstly, some general properties of dispersion spectra of, specifically, the SH waves are pointed out. Secondly, analytical and numerical modeling of the SH dispersion branches is presented. Closed-form estimations are compared with exact curves computed for a free plate with continuously varying properties.     

Nonlinear dispersive waves in a relaxing medium

The dispersion of nonlinear waves in a relaxing medium is analysed by making use of the evolution equations for longitudinal waves. The dispersion relations are obtained and the behaviour of the waves compared to those that arise when they are governed by the well-known Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) and Benjamin-Bona-Mahony (BBM) equations that describe unidirectional motion and also by the time regularized long wave (TRLW) equation that describes bi-directional motion. The nonlinear steady wave solutions are obtained. The general mathematical model used throughout this paper is obtained by the theory of nonlinear elasticity with weak relaxation effects (standard viscoelasticity). A further generalization using a four-element model is also discussed briefly.     

FLEXURAL WAVE PROPAGATION IN NARROW MINDLIN''''S PLATE

Appling Mindlin's theory of thick plates and Hamilton system to propagation of elastic waves under free boundary condition, a solution of the problem was given. Dispersion equations of propagation mode of strip plates were deduced from eigenfunction expansion method. It was compared with the dispersion relation that was gained through solution of thick plate theory proposed by Mindlin. Based on the two kinds of theories, the dispersion curves show great difference in the region of short waves, and the cutoff frequencies are higher in Hamiltonian systems. However, the dispersion curves are almost the same in the region of long waves.     

Shear wave dispersion and attenuation in periodic systems of alternating solid and viscous fluid layers

The attenuation and dispersion of elastic waves in fluid-saturated rocks due to the viscosity of the pore fluid is investigated using an idealized exactly solvable example of a system of alternating solid and viscous fluid layers. Waves in periodic layered systems at low frequencies are studied using an asymptotic analysis of Rytov’s exact dispersion equations. Since the wavelength of shear waves in fluids (viscous skin depth) is much smaller than the wavelength of shear or compressional waves in solids, the presence of viscous fluid layers necessitates the inclusion of higher terms in the long-wavelength asymptotic expansion. This expansion allows for the derivation of explicit analytical expressions for the attenuation and dispersion of shear waves, with the directions of propagation and of particle motion being in the bedding plane. The attenuation (dispersion) is controlled by the parameter which represents the ratio of Biot’s characteristic frequency to the viscoelastic characteristic frequency. If Biot’s characteristic frequency is small compared with the viscoelastic characteristic frequency, the solution is identical to that derived from an anisotropic version of the Frenkel–Biot theory of poroelasticity. In the opposite case when Biot’s characteristic frequency is greater than the viscoelastic characteristic frequency, the attenuation/dispersion is dominated by the classical viscoelastic absorption due to the shear stiffening effect of the viscous fluid layers. The product of these two characteristic frequencies is equal to the squared resonant frequency of the layered system, times a dimensionless proportionality constant of the order 1. This explains why the visco-elastic and poroelastic mechanisms are usually treated separately in the context of macroscopic (effective medium) theories, as these theories imply that frequency is small compared to the resonant (scattering) frequency of individual pores.     

FLEXURAL WAVE PROPAGATION IN NARROW MINDLIN＇S PLATE

Appling Mindlin＇s theory of thick plates and Hamilton system to propagation of elastic waves under free boundary condition, a solution of the problem was given. Dispersion equations of propagation mode of strip plates were deduced from eigenfunction expansion method. It was compared with the dispersion relation that was gained through solution of thick plate theory proposed by Mindlin. Based on the two kinds of theories, the dispersion curves show great difference in the region of short waves, and the cutoff frequencies are higher in Hamiltonian systems. However, the dispersion curves are almost the same in the region of long waves.     

On the backward Lamb waves near thickness resonances in anisotropic plates

A closed-form expression for the leading-order dispersion coefficient, describing the trend of Lamb-wave branches at their onset from thickness resonances, is derived for an arbitrary anisotropic plate. The sign of this coefficient and hence of the in-plane group velocity near cutoffs decides the existence or non-existence of the backward Lamb waves without a necessity to calculate the dispersion branches. A link between the near-cutoff dispersion of Lamb waves and the curvature of bulk-wave slowness curves in a sagittal plane is analyzed. It is established that a locally concave slowness curve of a bulk mode entails the backward Lamb waves at the onset of branches emerging from this bulk mode resonances of high enough order. A simple sufficient condition for no backward Lamb waves near the resonances associated with a convex slowness curve is also noted. Two special cases are discussed: the first involves the coupled resonances of degenerate bulk waves, and the second concerns quasi-degenerate resonances which give rise to pairs of dispersion branches with a quasilinear positive and negative onset. Occasions of the backward Lamb waves in isotropic plate materials are tabulated.     

Model of an undular bore

In the shallow-water approximation, nonlinear long waves are considered with account for small-scale waves on the free surface. The undular-bore structure, which within the framework of this model is represented as a discontinuous solution with a relaxation zone adjacent to the discontinuity, is investigated. The wave-packet damping rate is found. The solution obtained is compared with the structure of the undular bore determined by the nonlinear dispersion equations of second-approximation shallow-water theory.     

Characteristics of guided waves in graded spherical curved plates

An elastodynamic solution for the stress wave propagation in spherical curved plates composed of functionally graded materials (FGM) is presented. Properties of materials are assumed to vary in the direction of the thickness according to a known radial variation law (gradient field). The formulation is based on the linear three-dimensional elasticity. The Legendre orthogonal polynomial series expansion approach is used for determining the guided waves dispersion curves in functionally graded spherical curved plates. Our results from a homogeneous anisotropic spherical curved plate are compared with those published earlier to confirm the accuracy and range of applicability of this polynomial approach. Guided wave dispersion curves for graded spherical curved plates with different gradient fields are calculated, and the effects of the gradient field on the characteristics of guided waves are illustrated. Finally, dispersion curves for graded spherical curved plates at different ratios of inner radius to thickness are calculated to discover the influences of that ratio on the wave characteristics.     

Analysis of the wave solution of the elastokinetic equations of a Cosserat continuum for the case of bulk plane waves

A study is made of waves in a Cosserat continuum, whose strain state is characterized by independent displacement and rotation vectors. The propagation of longitudinal and transverse bulk waves is considered. Wave solutions are sought in the form of wave trains specified by a Fourier spectrum of arbitrary shape. It is shown that if the solution is sought in the form of three components of the displacement vector and three components of the rotation vector which depend on time and the longitudinal coordinate, the initial system is split into two systems, one of which describes longitudinal waves, and the other transverse waves. For waves of both types, dispersion relations and analytical solutions in displacement are obtained. The dispersion characteristics of the solutions obtained differ from the dispersion characteristics of the corresponding classical elastic solutions. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 196–203, March–April, 2008.     

Effect of viscosity on dispersion of capillary-gravity waves

The effect of viscosity on dispersion of capillary-gravity waves becomes significant when the attenuation coefficient is greater than about 2.5% of the wave number. For low viscosity fluids such as water this condition is met at frequencies greater than about 5 kHz in which case direct measurement of wavelength is difficult. For higher viscosity fluids the effect appears at much lower frequencies but direct measurement of wavelength becomes difficult since viscosity causes severe attenuation of surface waves. We have overcome the measurement difficulties by using a new miniature laser interferometer, which directly measures the wavelength of standing capillary waves with the requisite precision to yield reliable dispersion data for viscous fluids. Here we review the effect of viscosity on the dispersion relation and present new experimental data on dispersion of capillary waves in several water-glycerol mixtures. Our data provides direct experimental verification of the theoretical analysis.     

SHEAR-HORIZONTAL WAVES IN A ROTATED Y-CUT QUARTZ PLATE WITH AN ISOTROPIC ELASTIC LAYER OF FINITE THICKNESS

We study shear-horizontal (SH) waves in a rotated Y-cut quartz plate carrying an isotropic elastic layer of finite thickness.The three-dimensional theories of anisotropic elasticity and isotropic elast...     

Surface Waves in a Stratified Periodic Medium with a Liquid Upper Layer

An approach is proposed to set up the dispersion equations for surface waves in a periodically stratified half-space contacting with a layer of a perfect compressible liquid. The approach is based on the formalism of periodic Hamiltonian systems. The dispersion equations derived are valid for an arbitrary law of variation in the properties with respect to the coordinate of periodicity. The effects of the liquid layer and the inhomogeneity of the elastic medium on the dispersion spectra of surface waves are studied     

缺陷岩体中弹性波传播的多次散射效应分析

弹性波在岩体中传播时与岩体缺陷相互作用形成复杂的传播图案。为研究缺陷对弹性波多次散射作用的影响,建立了双椭圆缺陷模型,基于Green函数基本解,采用边界积分的计算方法,得到了反映缺陷界面条件的刚度矩阵,分析了弹性波在双椭圆缺陷间的多次散射效应。结果表明：与单椭圆缺陷模型相比,双缺陷的相互作用使得弹性波频散和衰减效应增强,定量给出了缺陷的影响区域,从而明确了多次散射效应的尺度界限。进一步探讨了弹性波传播的多尺度效应,结果表明频散的Rayleigh峰、Mie峰和衰减的峰值频率同椭圆长轴和入射波波长两个尺度密切相关,存在明确的定量关系。相应的数值模拟结果表明,弹性波和缺陷相互作用在缺陷界面上诱发界面波,该界面波也存在频率相关性,影响了弹性波宏观传播的频散和衰减特征。     

Lamb波理论及层合板冲击损伤的实验研究

从理论上分析了板中Lamb波信号的传播特性,并给出Lamb波在板中传播的频散方程。理论分析及实验均表明,Lamb波的频散特性与复合材料结构损伤有着直接的联系,而且最低阶的对称和反对称Lamb波模态对层合板的损伤比较敏感,但应用Lamb波的频散效应监测结构的损伤在检测技术上还难以实现。根据板中导波形成Lamb波的共振原理,板中应力波的幅频特性很大程度上反映了Lamb波的谐振特征。因此,利用压电元件的压电阻抗谱分析应力波的各阶模态频率及振幅对结构损伤的变化,能够反映材料内部损伤与Lamb波的频散特性。文中针对表面粘贴压电元件的层合板智能结构,建立了包含Lamb波谐振模式的压电阻抗计算模型。冲击损伤试件的实验表明,由于结构损伤的出现压电阻抗谱中的模态频率及其阻抗幅值等特征信息将发生变化。因此,引入应力波损伤因子可以对结构冲击损伤的存在和程度进行初步评价。该方法基于结构的机-电动态阻抗特性,不受结构的几何形状限制,测试用的压电元件成本低,方法简单可行,有望在智能结构的健康诊断方面获得应用。     

NND schemes and numerical simulation of axial symmetric free jet flows

Through a study on one-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations, it was found that the spurious oscillations occuring near shock waves with finite difference equations are related to the dispersion term in the corresponding modified differential equations. If the sign of dispersion coefficient is properly adjusted so that the sign changes across shock waves, the undesirable oscillations can be totally suppressed. Based on this finding, the non-oscillatory, containing no free parameters and dissipative shheme (NND scheme) is developed. This scheme is one of “TVD”. The axisymmetric free jet flows are simulated numerically using this scheme. The results obtained by the present scheme are compared with the experimental picture. It is shown that the agreement is very good, and that this scheme has advantages of high resolution for capturing shocks and contact discontinuities. Project supported by National Science Foundation of China     

变深度浅水域中非定常船波

以Green—Naghdi(G—N)方程为基础，采用波动方程／有限元法计算船舶经过变深度浅水域时非定常波浪特性．把运动船舶对水面的扰动作为移动压强直接加在Green-Naghdi方程里，以描述运动船体和水面的相互作用．以Series60 CB＝0．6船为算例，给出自由面坡高，波浪阻力在船舶经过一个水下凸包时变化规律，并与浅水方程的结果进行了比较．计算结果表明，当船舶经过凸包时，波浪阻力先增加，后减少，并逐渐趋于正常．同时发现，当船速小于临界速度时(Fr＝√gh＜1．0)，G—N方程给出的船后尾波比浅水方程的结果明显，波浪阻力也比浅水方程的结果有所提高，频率散射必须考虑．当船速大于临界速度时(Fr＝√gh＞1．0)，G—N方程的计算结果与浅水方程差别不大，频率散射的影响可以忽略．     

Free torsional vibrations of an elastic cylinder with laminated periodic structure

The theory of torsional vibrations of a circular cylinder, with a periodic variation of elastic constants and density normal to the axis of the cylinder, is developed in terms of Floquet waves. Floquet waves are quasi-periodic waves, whose amplitude profile has the same periodicity as that of the material and repeats with the periodicity of the cell. Using Floquet's theory, the dispersion spectrum is obtained for time-harmonic waves propagating in a laminated cylinder with periodic structure. It is shown that the dispersion spectrum has a band structure, consisting of passing bands and stopping bands. Motion in the case of grazing incidence, and motion at the end of the zones is discussed. It is also shown that as the radius of the cylinder tends to infinity, the torsional waves in a circular cylinder degenerate to SH-waves in laminated plates.     

On the interaction of water waves and seabed by the porous medium model

The interaction of water waves and seabed is studied by using Yamamoto's model, which takes into account the deformation of soil skeletal frame, compressibility of pore fluid flow as well as the Coulumb friction. When analyzing the propagation of three kinds of stress waves in seabed, a simplified dispersion relation and a specific damping formula are derived. The problem of seabed stability is further treated analytically based on the Mohr-Coulomb theory. The theory is finally applied to the coastal problems in the Lian-Yun Harbour and compared with observations and measurements in soil-wave tank with satisfactory results. The project supported by the National Science Foundation of China     

Evanescent waves in FGM spherical curved plates: an analytical treatment

A deep understanding of both guided propagating and evanescent waves is very essential for non-destructive evaluation. Guided propagating waves have received considerable attention, but the research on guided evanescent waves is quite limited, especially for functionally graded structures. This paper presents an analytical approach, based on the orthogonal function technique, to solve the evanescent waves in a spherical curved plate with functionally graded material in the radial direction. The proposed approach can obtain all the real, imaginary and complex solutions but without iterative process. The validity of the proposed approach is illustrated by comparison with available results. The convergence of the approach is also discussed through a numerical example. Dispersion characteristics of the guided waves in various graded spherical curved plates are studied and three dimensional dispersion curves are plotted in frequency-complex wavenumber space. The effects of different radius-thickness ratios and graded fields on the dispersion curves of the guided evanescent waves are illustrated. The displacement distributions are also discussed to analyze the characteristics of the guided evanescent waves.