Quasi-P-waves at a corrugated interface between two dissimilar monoclinic elastic half-spaces

In this paper we have derived reflection and transmission coefficients of qP-waves at a corrugated interface between two different elastic half-spaces of monoclinic type. Using Rayleigh’s method, the expressions for reflection and transmission coefficients are derived in closed form for a specific interface and for the first order approximation of the corrugation. Numerical computations are performed for a specific model and the results obtained have been shown graphically. The variation of the modulus of reflection and transmission coefficients with the angle of incidence, frequency and corrugation of the interface are shown separately. These coefficients are found to be strongly influenced by the angle of incidence, frequency, elastic parameters and amplitude of the corrugation of the interface. It is found that (i) the modulus of reflection and transmission coefficients at the plane interface are independent of corrugation of the interface and that of frequency of the incident wave, (ii) the reflection and transmission coefficients of regularly reflected and transmitted waves are found to be greater than that of irregularly reflected and transmitted waves, (iii) the coefficients of irregularly reflected and transmitted waves are found to increase and decrease with increase of corrugation and frequency parameters respectively. The results of Singh and Khurana [Singh, S.J., Khurana, S., 2001. Reflection and transmission of P- and SV-waves at the interface two between monoclinic elastic half-spaces. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India 71(A) (IV), 305–319] have been reduced from the present problem.     

Reflection and refraction of plane quasi-P waves at a corrugated interface between distinct triclinic elastic half spaces

The reflection and refraction pattern of elastic waves at a corrugated interface between two triclinic half-spaces is discussed. The incident wave is taken to be the cause of the interface disturbance and the reflected and refracted waves are effects. This leads to the causality requirement that the reflected and refracted waves must propagate away from the interface. Closed form expressions of reflection and transmission coefficients are derived using Rayleigh’s method of approximation. The formulae of reflection and transmission coefficients are derived in closed form for the first-order approximation of the corrugation. The analytical expressions of all the three phase velocities of qP, qSV and qSH waves have been derived. The variation of reflection and refraction coefficients with the angle of incidence and also with the corrugation parameter is shown. In this paper we have developed Graphical User Interface (GUI) Software in MATLAB which shows the variation of reflection and refraction coefficients with respect to incident angle and corrugation parameter. This software can be generalized to show the variation of reflection and refraction coefficients. Numerical computations are performed for a scientific model and the results obtained are shown graphically.     

Reflection and transmission of elastic waves through a couple-stress elastic slab sandwiched between two half-spaces

The reflection and transmission of elastic waves through a couple-stress elastic slab that is sandwiched between two couple-stress elastic half-spaces are studied in this paper. Because of the couple-stress effects, there are three types of elastic waves in the couple-stress elastic solid, two of which are dispersive. The interface conditions between two couple-stress solids involve the surface couple and rotation apart from the surface traction and displacement. The nontraditional interface conditions between the slab and two solid half-spaces are used to obtain the linear algebraic equation sets from which the amplitude ratios of reflection and transmission waves to the incident wave can be determined. Then, the energy fluxes carried by the various reflection and transmission waves are calculated numerically and the normal energy flux conservation is used to validate the numerical results. The special case, couple-stress elastic slab sandwiched by the classical elastic half-spaces, is also studied and compared with the situation that the classical elastic slab sandwiched by the classical elastic half-spaces. Incident longitudinal wave (P wave) and incident transverse wave (SV wave) are both considered. The influences of the couple-stress are mainly discussed based on the numerical results. It is found that the couple-stress mainly influences the transverse modes of elastic waves.     

Destabilization of long-wavelength Love and Stoneley waves in slow sliding

Love waves are dispersive interfacial waves that are a mode of response for anti-plane motions of an elastic layer bonded to an elastic half-space. Similarly, Stoneley waves are interfacial waves in bonded contact of dissimilar elastic half-spaces, when the displacements are in the plane of the solids. It is shown that in slow sliding, long-wavelength Love and Stoneley waves are destabilized by friction. Friction is assumed to have a positive instantaneous logarithmic dependence on slip rate and a logarithmic rate weakening behavior at steady-state.Long-wavelength instabilities occur generically in sliding with rate- and state-dependent friction, even when an interfacial wave does not exist. For slip at low rates, such instabilities are quasi-static in nature, i.e., the phase velocity is negligibly small in comparison to a shear wave speed. The existence of an interfacial wave in bonded contact permits an instability to propagate with a speed of the order of a shear wave speed even in slow sliding, indicating that the quasi-static approximation is not valid in such problems.     

Interfacial imperfection on reflection and transmission of plane waves in anisotropic micropolar media

This study is concerned with the reflection and transmission of plane waves at an imperfectly bonded interface between two orthotropic micropolar elastic half-spaces with different elastic and micropolar properties. There exist three types of coupled waves in xy-plane. The reflection and transmission coefficients of quasi-longitudinal (QLD) wave, quasi-coupled transverse microrotational (QCTM) wave and quasi-coupled transverse displacement (QCTD) wave have been derived for different incidence waves and deduced for normal force stiffness, transverse force stiffness, transverse couple stiffness and perfect bonding. The numerical values of modules of the reflection and transmission coefficients are presented graphically with the angle of incidence for orthotropic micropolar medium (MOS) and isotropic micrpolar medium (MIS). Some particular cases of interest have been deduced from the present investigation.     

Longitudinal waves at a micropolar fluid/solid interface

The possibility of plane wave propagation in a micropolar fluid of infinite extent has been explored. The reflection and transmission of longitudinal elastic wave at a plane interface between a homogeneous micropolar fluid half-space and a micropolar solid half-space has also been investigated. It is found that there can exist four plane waves propagating with distinct phase speeds in an infinite micropolar fluid. All the four waves are found to be dispersive and attenuated. The reflection and transmission coefficients are found to be the functions of the angle of incidence, the elastic properties of the half-spaces and the frequency of the incident wave. The expressions of energy ratios have also been obtained in explicit form. Frequency equation for the Stoneley wave at micropolar solid/fluid interface has also been derived in the form of sixth-order determinantal expression, which is found in full agreement with the corresponding result of inviscid liquid/elastic solid interface. Numerical computations have been performed for a specific model. The dispersion curves and attenuation of the existed waves in micropolar fluid have been computed and depicted graphically. The variations of various amplitudes and energy ratios are also shown against the angle of incidence. Results of some earlier workers have been deduced from the present formulation.     

Influence of imperfect bonding on the reflection and transmission of QP-wave at the interface of two functionally graded piezoelectric materials

This paper studies the reflection and transmission of two dimensional quasi P wave incident at an imperfect interface between two dissimilar Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Materials (FGPM) half-spaces. The imperfect bonding behavior between the two considered half-spaces is described by the interfacial imperfections. The imperfection is characterized by the normal stiffness and tangential stiffness using the linear spring model. These interface parameters (i.e normal stiffness and tangential stiffness) are dependent on the elastic properties of interphase. Secular equations have been derived analytically for both the half-spaces. Different cases of imperfect interfaces namely perfect interface, slip interface, weak bonding interface and unbounded interface have been assumed and discussed. Influence of material gradients on the reflection and transmission coefficients (RTC’s) have been inflicted graphically for all the four considered interface conditions. Further, a comparative study of the RTC’s with respect to the incident angle has been carried out for the different cases of imperfections. The obtained results may be useful for measuring imperfection at the interface and designing of SAW devices.     

Reflection and transmission of plane waves between two different fluid-saturated porous half-spaces

The present study deals with reflection and transmission of plane waves between two different fluid-saturated porous half-spaces, where longitudinal and transversal waves impinge obliquely onto the interface. Amplitude ratios of various reflected and transmitted waves are obtained. Variations of amplitude ratios with the angle of incidence are depicted graphically. A particular case of reflection at the free surface of the fluid-saturated porous half-spaces is discussed.     

A new secular equation for slip waves along the interface of two dissimilar anisotropic elastic half-spaces in sliding contact

We consider wave propagation along the interface of two dissimilar anisotropic elastic half-spaces that are in sliding contact. A new secular equation is obtained that covers all special cases in one equation. One special case is when a Rayleigh wave (called the R$R$-wave) can propagate in both half-spaces with the same wave speed. Another special case is when a slip wave (called the S$S$-wave) can propagate in each of the half-spaces with the same wave speed. If a Rayleigh wave and a slip wave can propagate in one of the half-spaces it is called the RS-wave. In this case an interfacial slip wave exists in which the other half-space is at rest unless an RS-wave can also propagate in the other half-space. The results for general anisotropic elastic materials are applied to orthotropic materials.     

功能梯度压电夹层结构中SH波的传播

研究了功能梯度压电上、下半空间和均匀压电层组成的夹层结构中SH波的传播性能,上、下功能梯度半空间的材料性能沿垂直于界面方向以指数函数形式变化。首先推导了SH传播时电弹场的解析解,然后利用界面条件得到了行列式形式的频散方程。基于推导的频散方程,通过数值算例表明了材料性能梯度变化、压电层厚度和材料组合方式对相速度的影响,结果对功能梯度压电材料在声波器件中的应用有参考价值。     

Finite-amplitude shear horizontal waves propagating in a pre-stressed layer between two half-spaces

The propagation of finite-amplitude time-harmonic shear horizontal waves, in a pre-stressed compressible elastic layer of finite thickness embedded between two identical compressible elastic half-spaces, is investigated. This is accomplished by combining finite-amplitude linearly polarized inhomogeneous transverse plane wave solutions in the half-spaces and finite-amplitude linearly polarized unattenuated transverse plane wave solutions in the layer. The layer and half-spaces are made of different pre-stressed compressible neo-Hookean materials. The dispersion relation which relates wave speed and wavenumber is obtained in explicit form. The special case where the interfaces between the layer and the half-spaces are principal planes of the left Cauchy–Green deformation tensor is also investigated. Numerical results are presented showing the variation of the shear horizontal wave speed with the pre-stress and the propagation angle.     

Stress Concentration Near an Elliptic Crack in the Interface Between Elastic Bodies under Steady-State Vibrations

The paper addresses the three-dimensional problem on steady-state vibrations of an elastic body consisting of two perfectly joined dissimilar half-spaces with an elliptic mode I crack located in one of the half-spaces normally to the interface. The problem is reduced to a boundary integral equation for the crack opening function. The integration domain of the equation is bounded by the crack domain, and the interaction between the crack and the interface is described by a regular kernel. The equation is solved using the mapping method. Numerical results are obtained for the case where the surfaces of the elliptic crack are subjected to harmonic loading with constant amplitude. The dependences of the stress intensity factors on the wave number are presented for various relationships among the mechanical constants that ensure the absence of near-surface waves     

STUDY OF SH-WAVE PROPAGATION IN AN INITIALLY STRESSED TRICLINIC LAYER SANDWICHED BETWEEN TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC ELASTIC AND HETEROGENEOUS POROELASTIC HALF-SPACES

Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics - In this paper, SH-wave propagation in an initially stressed triclinic layer welded between two half-spaces is investigated. The upper half-space...     

应力波对滑移弱化断层的动态触发作用

将断层简化为满足线性滑移弱化摩擦准则的理想裂纹界面。在考虑初始应力的条件下,研究了应力波通过两个相互接触的弹性半空间时的透射和反射关系。在此基础上,得出了应力波扰动断层时的初始滑移条件和不稳定滑移条件,并分析了断层动态触发与扰动应力波、断层特性和初始状态等因素的关系。当入射角一定时,入射波频率越高,所需振幅越大;断层的临界滑移越大,断层越稳定,扰动应力波所需振幅越大。     

硬夹心矩形夹层板的整体稳定性分析

摘要：本文在Reissner型理论给出的位移模式基础上,修正其软夹心假设,考虑夹心层面内刚度,给出了硬夹心夹层板的几何方程、物理方程,建立了硬夹心夹层板结构在面内纵向载荷作用下的平衡微分方程,并对方程进行了简化,通过理论计算得到了四边简支条件下硬夹心矩形夹层板整体失稳临界载荷的解析解,并分别计算了夹心层材料的弹性模量 、厚度 、泊松比 对硬夹心夹层板临界载荷的影响,结果证明,对于硬夹心夹层结构,夹心层面内刚度对硬夹心夹层板整体失稳临界载荷的影响较大,考虑其面内刚度是必要的。     

Reflection and transmission of elastic waves by the spatially periodic interface between two solids (Numerical results for the sinusoidal interface)

The integral-equation method for calculating the reflection and transmission of elastic waves by the spatially periodic interface between two solids, developed in a previous paper, is applied to a sinusoidal interface, and numerical results are presented. The computations have been carried out for four different heights of the profile (the plane interface included), a single frequency of operation, two combinations of elastic solids, and the four types of excitation. We have considered the interface between granite and slate, the interface between copper and flint glass, and P- as well as SV-wave incidence in either of the media.A peaked behaviour of the reflection and transmission factor occurs at angles of incidence where an elastodynamic spectral mode changes from propagating to evanescent and vice versa. An additional anomaly occurs in cases where the horizontal wave number of one of the spectral orders coincides with the horizontal wave number of a Stoneley wave along the corresponding plane interface. The latter phenomenon is the more pronounced, the shallower the corrugation of the interface is.     

Influence of magnetic field on wave propagation at liquid-microstretch solid interface

The reflection and refraction of a longitudinal wave at an interface between a perfectly conducting nonviscous liquid half-space and a perfectly conducting microstretch elastic solid half-space are studied. The appropriate solutions to the governing equations are obtained in both the half-spaces satisfying the required boundary conditions at the interface to obtain a system of five non-homogeneous equations in the amplitude ratios of various reflected and transmitted waves. The system is solved by a Fortran program of the Gauss elimination method for a particular example of an interface between water and aluminum-epoxy composite. Numerical values of the amplitude ratios are computed for a certain range of the incidence angle both in the presence and absence of an impressed transverse magnetic field. The effects of the presence of the transverse magnetic field on the amplitude ratios of various reflected and transmitted waves are shown graphically.     

Uniqueness of Stoneley waves in pre-stressed incompressible elastic media

The main aim of this paper is to prove, for the general case, the uniqueness of Stoneley waves propagating along the bonded interface of two pre-stressed incompressible elastic half-spaces. In order to do that the authors have used the complex function method. By this approach, it is shown that the secular equation of Stoneley waves in pre-stressed incompressible elastic half-spaces has at most one solution in the complex plane. This says that if a Stoneley wave exists, then it is unique.     

Nuclei of strain for bi-material elastic media with sliding interface

The nuclei of strain method, which was previously developed for a perfectly bonded bi-material elastic medium, is modified to obtain the fundamental solutions for the elastic state of a bi-material, isotropic elastic medium with sliding interface. The solutions are conveniently expressed in terms of strength vectors at object and image points which are related by the transmission and reflection matrices given in the paper.     

ACOUSTIC REFLECTION FROM A PERIODIC ELASTIC／PIEZOELECTRIC PLATE

The acoustic reflected pressure from a periodic elastic/piezoelectric laminated plate is studied for the purpose of acoustic reflection control. A finite difference/boundary integral procedure to determine the reflected pressure from the fluid-loaded plate is described. In the numerical model, a Green‘s function in the form of infinite sum is employed and a boundary integral is performed to replace the fluid pressure at fluid/solid interface by a continuum of point sources weighted by the normal acceleration of the elastic plate. The equation system is then solved only in the solid domain. It is demonstrated that an appropriate applied voltage potential across the piezoelectric layer has the effect of cancelling the fundamental propagating mode, and there is no reflection for frequencies up to the cut-off frequency of the next propagating mode if the fundamental mode has been eliminated.