Riccati equations for wave propagation in planarly-stratified solids

Wave propagation and scattering are investigated in three-dimensional, dissipative, anisotropic bodies with one-dimensional inhomogeneity. The constitutive equations are taken to be linear. The incidence is allowed to be oblique. Three different procedures are set up which involve the impedance matrix and two local reflection matrices. All three matrix functions are shown to satisfy appropriate Riccati equations and jump conditions (at discontinuities). The operative aspects are examined to solve reflection–transmission problems for a layer sandwiched between two half spaces. The unknown field within the layer is determined through the impedance or the reflection matrices.     

Acoustic wave incidence on a multilayer medium containing a bubbly fluid layer

The problem of acoustic wave reflection and transmission through a multilayer medium containing a bubbly fluid layer is considered. For the water-water with air bubbles-water model the wave reflection and transmission coefficients are calculated and compared with the experimental data. The problem parameters, at which these coefficients take extremum values, are determined. The influence of vapor within the bubbles on the acoustic wave transmission through a layer of a fluid with the vapor-gas bubbles is shown.     

Primary pulse transmission in a strongly nonlinear periodic system

The aim of this work is to study the transmission of stress waves in an impulsively forced semi-infinite repetitive system of linear layers which are coupled by means of strongly nonlinear coupling elements. Only primary pulse transmission and reflection at each nonlinear element is considered. This permits the reduction of the problem to an infinite set of first-order strongly nonlinear ordinary differential equations. A subset of these equations is solved both analytically and numerically. For a system possessing clearance nonlinearities it is found that the primary transmitted pulse propagates to only a finite number of layers, and that further transmission of energy to additional layers can occur only through time-delayed secondary pulses or does not occur at all. Hence, clearance nonlinearities in a periodic layered system can lead to energy entrapment in the leading layers. An alternative continuum approximation methodology is also outlined which reduces the problem of primary pulse transmission to the solution of a single strongly nonlinear partial differential equation. The use of the continuum approximation for studying maximum primary pulse penetration in the system with clearance nonlinearities is discussed.     

Vibration analysis of a multi-span rotating ring with ray tracing method

A ray tracing method is applied to analyze both the free and forced responses in a rotating multi-span section ring. In this paper, element coordinates are established and coupled by dispersion and transmission matrices. Structure vibration displacements are expressed in a wave form with a combination of propagation, fast-attenuating and near-field waves. Meanwhile, an exciting force is considered as a point discontinues with different elements on both sides. The wave reflection and transmission matrices are introduced through coupling different elements by applying wave transmission coefficients and transfer matrices. For numeric computation, the reflection and transmission matrices are assembled, independent waveguide elements are integrated and the responses of rotating rings with non-uniform section area are derived. The structure modeling and a numeric computation with corresponding solutions illustrate the validity of the presented approach. The investigation result also shows that the presented approach can be extended to compute accurately on the dynamic characteristics of a rotating complex structure (high speed bearing cage).     

层状弹性半空间非轴对称动力问题的奇异解

在柱坐标系下，利用关于方位角的Ｆｏｕｒｉｅｒ变换及关于径向的Ｈａｎｋｅｌ变换，将弹性力学基本方程组转化为非齐次的一阶常微分方程组的标准形式．采用求解微分方程组的矩阵法，建立了介质层的传递矩阵．由层间完全接触条件，导出了在任意埋藏源作用下层状弹性半空间频域奇异解，时域奇异解可通过关于频率的Ｆｏｕｒｉｅｒ积分得到．该方法可应用到固体、流体层的情况     

Explicit formulas for the reflection and transmission coefficients of one-component waves through a stack of an arbitrary number of layers

The transmission and reflection of one-component elastic, acoustic, optical waves on a stack of arbitrary number of different homogeneous layers have been intensively studied in the literature. However, all obtained formulas for the reflection and transmission coefficients are in implicit form. In this paper, we provide the explicit formulas for them. From these formulas we immediately arrive at the explicit formulas for the reflection and transmission coefficients of one-component waves through an FGM layer. Based on the obtained exact formulas, approximate formulas for the reflection and transmission coefficients are established for a stack of thin layers and for a thin FGM layer. It is numerically shown that they are good approximations. Since the obtained formulas are totally explicit, they are useful in evaluating, not only numerically but also analytically, the transmission and reflection coefficients of one-component waves.     

Parallel folding in multilayered structures

A recent two-layer nonlinear model for parallel folding is extended to a full multilayer formulation for n identical layers. The general behaviour of the multilayer is characterized using a sinusoidal Galerkin approximation substituted into the linearized potential energy function and equations for the wavelength and critical load are found. Comparisons with experiments conducted on layers of paper constrained between two sheets of foam rubber show that the trend of the load-amplitude plots is in good agreement with that predicted. Excellent correlation is also achieved between the wavelengths calculated by the linearized buckling analysis and those seen experimentally.     

Anisotropic bodies with inhomogeneities: The case of a set of cracks

We use the Betti theorem to obtain the integral equations of the dynamic theory of elasticity for a multilayer convex body with an arbitrary elastic anisotropy of layers containing plane infinitely thin cracks. The systems of integral equations relate the displacement jumps to the stresses on the crack lips and are stated numerically in terms of Fourier transforms. For the case of plane-parallel layers with a set of plane cracks on the interfaces between the layers, we propose a simple numerical-analytic method for constructing the Fourier symbol, i.e., the matrix of the kernel of the system of integral equations. The method is stable for an arbitrary combination of continuous and discontinuous conditions on the layer boundaries. Numerical examples are given for a packet of four heterogeneous anisotropic layers.     

Strength calculations and optimal weight design of multilayer shell-shaped composite products under a set of loads

The stress-strain state of axisymmetric multilayer shells is analyzed using kinematic and static hypotheses that allow for the transverse shear stresses satisfying the necessary equations of state, continuity conditions at the boundaries between the layers and given boundary conditions. A numerical solution of the problem of the stress-strain state for a multilayer bar is compared with the Lekhnitskii solution (for a cantilever beam loaded by a concentrated force and moment) to asses the applicability of the employed bending equations of multilayer shells. It is shown that these solutions are in good agreement. The problem of the initial fracture of the shells considered is formulated using phenomenological strength criteria for each layer. A coordinate-wise descent method in the unit interval is proposed to solve weight optimization problems for multilayer shells of composite materials under combined loading. Regions of safe operating loads and the optimal weight distribution of layer thicknesses are determined for a multilayer bar acted upon by a uniformly distributed load and concentrated force.     

Wave propagation and reflection-transmission in a stratified viscoelastic solid

The paper investigates time-harmonic wave propagation in continuously stratified solids and provides the results of a reflection-transmission process generated by a layer sandwiched between homogeneous half-spaces. The layer is continuously stratified and allows for jump discontinuities at a finite number of planes. The dissipative effects are accounted for through the classical Boltzmann law of viscoelasticity. By using displacement and traction as convenient vector variables, the governing equations are considered in a vector Volterra integral equation and the solution is determined by means of a matricant. Next the matricant is applied to determine the reflection and transmission coefficients of a layer, with a generic piecewise continuous profile of the material properties. The reflection-transmission process produced by an obliquely incident wave, is considered for horizontally-polarized waves. The low-frequency approximation is derived for the reflection and transmission coefficients. Next, the high-frequency approximation is investigated by a WKB-like procedure which involves a complex valued frequency-dependent shear modulus. The displacement solution is obtained for the forward- and the backward-propagating waves in the layer along with the reflection and transmission coefficients.     

Reflection and refraction of a planar acoustic wave in an anisotropic inhomogeneous layer

The problem of reflection and refraction of a planar acoustic wave by an inhomogeneous elastic layer whose material possesses general-type anisotropy is considered. The equations of motion of the elastic layer are reduced to a system of ordinary differential equations. The boundary-value problem for this system is solved by two methods: by reduction to problems with initial conditions and by the method of power series. Analytical expressions that describe acoustic fields outside the layer are obtained. Calculation results of the transmission factor for transversely isotropic layers inhomogeneous in thickness are presented. Tula State University, Tula 300600. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 179–184, September–October, 1999.     

Reflection and transmission of elastic waves at an interface with consideration of couple stress and thermal wave effects

The reflection and transmission of the thermo-elastic coupled waves at an interface of two different couple stress elastic solids are studied in this paper. Based on the Green-Lindsay theory, the governing equations and the constitutive equations are derived. Different from the classic elastic solid, the interface conditions include the surface couple, the rotation angle, the heat flux and the temperature change. The interface conditions are used to obtain the linear algebraic equations set from which the amplitude ratios of reflection and transmission waves to the incident wave can be determined. Then, the normal energy flux conservation is used to validate the numerical results. At last, the influences of two characteristic relaxation times and the five kinds of thermally and micromechanically interface conditions are discussed based on the numerical results. It is found that the thermal wave effects affect only the longitudinal wave while the couple stress effects affect only the transverse waves. The thermo-elastic coupling makes the longitudinal wave and the thermal wave not only dispersive but also attenuated.     

Reciprocity and antireciprocity in sound transmission through layered materials including elastic and porous media

Sound transmission through elastic solids and porous media having an elastic frame involves longitudinal and transverse waves. A modelling of sound propagation through layers of these media by transfer matrices, which is equivalent to a representation by analogous multi-port circuits was performed previously. The different ports of the circuits are related to the normal and the tangential strains and velocities on the two faces of the layers. The use of impedance matrices instead of transfer matrices shows that the coupling between the normal and the tangential conjugate variables is antireciprocal, and is reciprocal for conjugate variables having the same nature. Moreover, it can be proven that the transmission loss through strafied materials in contact with the same fluid on the and the rear face is the same in opposite directions of propagation.     

Diffraction by a double grating

The reflection and transmission of a plane electromagnetic wave by a double grating is investigated. The double grating consists of two mutually parallel, planar arrays of perfectly conducting strips of vanishing thickness. Two types of polarization are investigated, viz.E- and H-polarization. For both types, integral equations for the unknown current densities in the two strips belonging to a single period of the grating, are derived. Subsequently, these integral equations are solved numerically, whereupon the reflection and transmission factors for the different spectral orders are computed.     

An analytic method for strong motion studies in layered media2

An analytic method is presented for calculating strong motion spectra and response to arbitrary input in layered media. The method is based on the removal of secular terms at resonance of the equations with polynomial non-linearity. The non-linear effects are introduced by the frequency shifts calculated from the secular term according to the method by Millman and Keller. The procedure, through a convenient parametrizarion of the frequency, allows one to deal with linear equations. This possibility permits the extension of the method to multilayer systems by the use of transfer matrices. The response to an arbitrary input motion is obtained from the response spectrum in the frequency domain by the use of (Fast) Fourier Transform.     

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.     

Free vibration of axially loaded,rotating Timoshenko shaft systems by the wave-train closure principle

A systematic approach for the free vibration analysis of a rotating Timoshenko shaft system subjected to axial forces is presented in this paper. The system has multiple point discontinuities such as elastic supports, rotor masses, and cross-sectional changes. Wave reflection and transmission matrices are employed to characterize the wave motions between the sub-spans of the shaft system. These matrices are combined with the field transfer matrices expressed in wave forms to obtain the characteristic equation in a straightforward manner. The solutions are exact since effects of attenuating wave components are included in the formulation. The wave propagation-based matrix algebra leads to recursive algorithms which are suitable for computer coding. Three examples are presented to illustrate the numerical procedure.     

Transmission and band gaps of elastic SH waves in functionally graded periodic laminates

Time-harmonic plane elastic SH-waves propagating in periodically laminated composites with functionally graded (FG) interlayers are investigated in this paper. A finite stack of periodic layers between two identical elastic half-planes is considered. Two different power laws are used to describe the property variation of the FG interlayers within the unit-cell. Two different models are developed to deal with the FG interlayers, namely, the explicit FG model and the multilayer model. In conjunction with the transfer matrix method, the wave reflection and transmission coefficients, and band gaps of the FG periodic laminates are computed. Numerical results are presented and discussed to reveal the influences of the FG and homogeneous interlayers, the incidence angle of time-harmonic plane SH wave on the location and width of band gaps. The explicit FG model developed in this study is accurate and capable to simulate the full wave pattern within the periodic laminates, and it can be easily extended to periodic laminates with defects. The corresponding results presented in this paper may have important applications in optimizing and developing novel acoustic devices such as wave filters and noise insulators.     

The analysis of functionally graded shallow and non-shallow shell panels with piezoelectric layers under dynamic load and electrostatic excitation based on elasticity

Elasticity solution is presented for finitely long, simply-supported, functionally graded shallow and non-shallow shell panel with two piezoelectric layers under pressure and electrostatic excitation. The functionally graded panel is assumed to be made of many sub panels. Each sub panel is considered as an isotropic layer. Material’s properties in each layer are constant and functionally graded properties are resulted by suitable arrangement of layers in multilayer panel. In each interface between two layers, stress and displacement continuities are satisfied. The highly coupled partial differential equations (p.d.e.) are reduced to ordinary differential equations (o.d.e.) with variable coefficients for non-shallow panel and constant coefficients for shallow shell panel by means of trigonometric function expansion in circumferential and longitudinal directions. The resulting ordinary differential equations are solved by Galerkin finite element method and Newmark method is used to march in time. Numerical examples are presented for functionally graded shell panel with a piezoelectric layer as an actuator in external surface and a piezoelectric layer as a sensor in internal surface and the results of the shallow and non-shallow panels are discussed.     

Stability of axially compressed cylindrical shells made of reinforced materials with specific fiber orientation within each layer

A technique for stability analysis of anisotropic cylindrical shells is developed. It permits us to examine the cases of reinforcement where the elastic axes of layers do not coincide with the coordinate axes of the shell. The solution is obtained using the mixed equations of the Donnell-Mushtari-Vlasov theory of shells. The deflection and force functions are approximated by trigonometric series. Single-layer and multilayer cylindrical shells with fiber orientation of two types are analyzed for stability. It is revealed that when layers are few, failure to incorporate the direction of fibers in layers into the design model results in highly inaccurate values of critical loads __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 80–88, March 2006.