Diffraction of sound by an elastic or impedance sphere located near an impedance or elastic boundary of a halfspace

An exact solution is obtained to the problem of sound diffraction by an elastic or impedance sphere located near an impedance or elastic boundary of a halfspace. The problem is solved using the Helmholtz integral equation in which the field of a point source in the halfspace with an elastic boundary is used as the Green function. The diffracted field is represented as a series expansion in spherical harmonics. The expansion coefficients are determined from a set of independent algebraic systems of equations. The matrix coefficients of these systems are determined as integrals of the products of the associated Legendre polynomials on the complex plane with respect to the real and complex angles of the sound incidence on the halfspace boundary. To decrease the number of such integrals, expansions using the Klebsh-Gordon coefficients are applied. As a result, algorithms for calculating the scattered field in the halfspace are obtained.     

Diffraction of elastic waves by a sub-surface crack (anti-plane motion)

A rigorous theory of the diffraction of SH-waves by a stress-free crack embedded in a semi-infinite elastic medium is presented. The incident time-harmonic SH-wave is taken to be either a uniform plane wave or a cylindrical wave originating from a surface line-source. The resulting boundary-value problem for the unknown jump in the particle displacement across the crack is solved by employing an integral equation approach. The unknown quantity is expanded in a complete sequence of Chebyshev polynomials. By writing the Green function as a Fourier integral, an infinite system of linear, algebraic equations for the expansion coefficients is obtained. Numerical results are presented for the particle displacement at the surface of the half-space, the far field radiation characteristic, the scattering cross-section of the crack and the dynamic stress intensity factor at the crack tips, for a range of geometrical parameters.     

Properties of surface waves in an elastic cylinder filled with a liquid

The properties of harmonic surface waves in an elastic cylinder filled with a liquid are studied. The case of elastic material for which the shear wave velocity is higher than the sound velocity in a liquid is considered. The wave motion is described based on the complete system of equations of the dynamic theory of elasticity and the equation of motion of an ideal compressible liquid. The asymptotic analysis of the dispersion equation in the region of large wave numbers and qualitative analysis of the dispersion spectrum showed that in such a waveguiding system there exist two surface waves, the Stoneley and the Rayleigh waves. The lowest normal wave forms the Stoneley wave on the internal surface of the cylinder. In this waveguide phase, velocities of all normal waves, except for the lowest one, have the velocity of sound in the liquid as their limit. Therefore, the Rayleigh wave on the external surface of the cylinder is formed by all normal waves in the range of frequencies and wave numbers in which phase velocities of normal waves of the composite waveguide and the lowest normal wave of the elastic hollow cylinder coincide.     

Excitation of seismoacoustic waves by a harmonic force source acting at the boundary of a liquid layer and an elastic halfspace

A problem on the excitation of seismoacoustic waves in a system of a homogeneous isotropic elastic halfspace covered with a liquid layer is solved in the case of action of a source of point harmonic force on the surface of an elastic medium. Integral expressions are obtained for the radiation powers averaged over a wave period for longitudinal and transverse waves in a solid. Mode excitation is analyzed in detail. Expressions describing parts of the mode powers radiated into a liquid layer and an elastic medium are obtained. Numerical analysis of radiation powers is conducted for spherical longitudinal and transverse waves as well as for the radiation powers of seismoacoustic modes in a solid halfspace and a liquid layer. It is determined that in the conditions characteristic of bottom rocks in the case, where the basin depth is several times and more larger than the sound’s wavelength, about 2/3 of the total power is radiated into a liquid.     

Reconstruction of the dynamic contact stresses in an elastic layer from the displacements of its free surface

An inverse problem on the reconstruction of the wave field of contact stresses produced by an external load in an elastic layer from the displacements of its free surface is considered for the model of forced steady-state vibrations in the approximation of plane deformations. The solution is constructed using two approaches: (1) a reduction of the problem to the Fredholm integral equation of the first kind with the use of the Tikhonov regularization and (2) an expansion of the solution in a discrete set of waves. It is shown that both approaches are approximately equivalent in the model under consideration. Possibilities for an adequate reconstruction of the source field from far-zone measurements of a finite number of propagating wave modes are analyzed.     

Multiple monopole scattering of sound waves from spherical particles in liquid and elastic media

A solution to the problem of the mean sound field in liquid and elastic media with spherical particles causing monopole scattering of sound is proposed. The integral equation obtained for the field allows passage to the Helmholtz equation with an effective wave number. The characteristic features of the solution are the absence of radiation loss in the mean field wave and the absence of limitations on the particle concentration. The integral equation is used as the basis for solving the problem of the incidence of a plain sound wave at an arbitrary angle on a plane layer of a medium with particles.     

Correlation between helical surface waves and guided modes of an infinite immersed elastic cylinder

Scattering of obliquely incident plane acoustic waves from immersed infinite solid elastic cylinders is a complex phenomenon that involves generation of various types of surface waves on the body of the cylinder. Mitri [F.G. Mitri, Acoustic backscattering enhancement resulting from the interaction of an obliquely incident plane wave with an infinite cylinder, Ultrasonics 50 (2010) 675-682] recently showed that for a solid aluminum cylinder, there exist acoustic backscattering enhancements at a normalized frequency of ka?0.1. The incidence angle α_c at which these enhancements are observed lies between the first (longitudinal) and second (shear) coupling angles of the cylinder. He also confirmed the observations previously reported by the authors that there exist backscattering enhancements of the dipole mode at large angles of incidence where no wave penetration into the cylinder is expected. In this paper, physical explanations are provided for the aforementioned observations by establishing a correlation between helical surface waves generated by oblique insonification of an immersed infinite solid elastic cylinder and the longitudinal and flexural guided modes that can propagate along the cylinder. In particular, it is shown that the backscattering enhancement observed at ka?0.1 is due to the excitation of the first longitudinal guided mode travelling at the bar velocity along the cylinder. It is also demonstrated that the dipole resonance mode observed at incidence angles larger than the Rayleigh coupling angle is associated with the first flexural guided mode of the cylinder. The correlation established between the scattering and propagation problems can be used in both numerical and experimental studies of interaction of mechanical waves with cylinders.     

Circumferential resonance modes of solid elastic cylinders excited by obliquely incident acoustic waves

When an immersed solid elastic cylinder is insonified by an obliquely incident plane acoustic wave, some of the resonance modes of the cylinder are excited. These modes are directly related to the incidence angle of the insonifying wave. In this paper, the circumferential resonance modes of such immersed elastic cylinders are studied over a large range of incidence angles and frequencies and physical explanations are presented for singular features of the frequency-incidence angle plots. These features include the pairing of one axially guided mode with each transverse whispering gallery mode, the appearance of an anomalous pseudo-Rayleigh in the cylinder at incidence angles greater than the Rayleigh angle, and distortional effects of the longitudinal whispering gallery modes on the entire resonance spectrum of the cylinder. The physical explanations are derived from Resonance Scattering Theory (RST), which is employed to determine the interior displacement field of the cylinder and its dependence on insonification angle.     

Scattering of elastic waves by multiple elastic circular cylinders with imperfect interface

In the current paper a general method is presented for the rigorous solution for the scattering of elastic waves by a cluster of elastic circular cylinders of infinite length. The interface separating the cylinder from the surrounding media is considered to be homogeneous imperfect. Specifically, the tractions are continuous but the displacements are discontinuous and proportional in terms of interface stiffness parameters to their respective traction components. Using the exact theory of multipole expansion, analytic solutions for the scattered and internal fields excited by an incident plane P-wave, an incident cylindrical P-wave and an incident plane SV-wave are derived.

Numerical results for directivity patterns and scattering cross-sections are presented for a finite hexagonal array of elastic circular inclusions with imperfect interface. The results show that the sequence of maxima and minima in the curves of scattered cross-sections becomes more undistinguishable as the interface becomes more imperfect. Also, the results reveal that large low-frequency peaks of the scattered cross-sections, which correspond to resonance scattering, can be observed for both the low-velocity and high-velocity elastic cylinders with extremely imperfect interface while the small high-frequency peaks of the scattered cross-sections can appear for low-velocity elastic cylinders with relatively perfect interface. Furthermore, the results clearly show that the interaction effects between cylinders cannot be ignored for an incident plane SV-wave as compared to an incident plane P-wave. More importantly is the fact that the reciprocity relations, which hold for elastic wave scattering by a single cylinder, no longer apply for elastic wave scattering by multiple cylinders.     

Scattering of elastic waves by multiple elastic circular cylinders with imperfect interface

In the current paper a general method is presented for the rigorous solution for the scattering of elastic waves by a cluster of elastic circular cylinders of infinite length. The interface separating the cylinder from the surrounding media is considered to be homogeneous imperfect. Specifically, the tractions are continuous but the displacements are discontinuous and proportional in terms of interface stiffness parameters to their respective traction components. Using the exact theory of multipole expansion, analytic solutions for the scattered and internal fields excited by an incident plane P-wave, an incident cylindrical P-wave and an incident plane SV-wave are derived.

Numerical results for directivity patterns and scattering cross-sections are presented for a finite hexagonal array of elastic circular inclusions with imperfect interface. The results show that the sequence of maxima and minima in the curves of scattered cross-sections becomes more undistinguishable as the interface becomes more imperfect. Also, the results reveal that large low-frequency peaks of the scattered cross-sections, which correspond to resonance scattering, can be observed for both the low-velocity and high-velocity elastic cylinders with extremely imperfect interface while the small high-frequency peaks of the scattered cross-sections can appear for low-velocity elastic cylinders with relatively perfect interface. Furthermore, the results clearly show that the interaction effects between cylinders cannot be ignored for an incident plane SV-wave as compared to an incident plane P-wave. More importantly is the fact that the reciprocity relations, which hold for elastic wave scattering by a single cylinder, no longer apply for elastic wave scattering by multiple cylinders.     

Acoustic scattering by an elastic elliptic cylinder in water: numerical results and experiments

The acoustic scattering from an elastic elliptic cylinder immersed in water and excited by a normally incident plane wave is considered in this paper. The purpose is to determine, theoretically and experimentally, the pressure scattered by this cylinder. A model based on the theory of elasticity is described briefly. It consists in carrying out expansions in Fourier series of the expressions relating to the conditions of continuity (displacements and constraints) at the surface of cylinder. These expressions form a system of equations. The resolution of this system enables us to obtain the scattering coefficient, then the pressure scattered by the cylinder. The numerical results obtained from this model are compared with experimental results obtained by means of an experimental short-pulse method presented in the literature. An good agreement between the results is noted.     

Circumferential normal modes in an empty elastic cylinder

The so-called circumferential normal modes propagating in an empty elastic cylinder are considered. A dispersion equation for the wave numbers of these waves, an equation for the critical frequencies, and expressions for the eigenfunctions of such a waveguide are derived. Solutions to these equations are obtained by numerical methods for different values of the parameter d representing the relative thickness of the cylinder. An analysis of the solutions is performed, and the main properties of the dispersion curves are described, including those for the low-frequency waves of the new type, which correspond to the branches in the form of open loops. Individual normal modes are identified on the basis of the calculations and subsequent analysis of eigenfunctions.     

Small-slope expansion for electromagnetic-wave diffraction on a rough surface

The diffraction and absorption of the plane electromagnetic wave on a rough surface is considered to find the scattering and emissivity of the surface. For this purpose a system of integral equations for unknown surface fields is derived from Green's formula for the Helmholtz equation. The small-slope approach is used to find a solution, i.e. the solution is determined from an expansion over the roughness spectrum that, in the limit of the large-scale roughness, turns out to be the expansion over the slope spectrum.     

The far field asymptotics in the problem of diffraction of an acoustic plane wave by an impedance cone

The work deals with the far field asymptotics of the classical solution for the problem of diffraction by an impedance cone. The incident acoustic plane wave completely illuminates the semi-infinite conical surface. The scattered field contains different components in the asymptotics, namely, the spherical wave from the vertex of the cone, the reflected waves, and, under some conditions, also the surface waves of Rayleigh type. We give integral representations for the scattering diagram of the spherical wave. The uniform (with respect to the observation direction) asymptotic expression for the wave field is also addressed and described by the parabolic cylinder ansatz. Dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Borovikov     

Directional properties of an array of sound receivers positioned in an impedance screen recess

Expressions for calculating the directional characteristics of an array of sound receivers positioned in a waveguide with impedance walls are obtained from the solution to the problem on the diffraction of a plane sound wave by the waveguide open end with impedance flanges. The waveguide can be of a finite length, and, in this case, it can be considered as an open cavity in an impedance screen. The solution of the integral equation for the sound pressure distribution over the opening area is reduced to the solution of an infinite system of algebraic equations for the coefficients of the field expansion in normal waveguide waves. Examples of calculated directional characteristics are presented for arrays with receivers positioned at different distances from the opening and for different values of the impedances of the waveguide walls and flanges.     

Vibrations of an elastic strip with a rough boundary

A plane problem of steady-state forced vibrations of an elastic strip whose lower boundary contains a rough segment is considered. Using Green’s functions for a strip, the problem is reduced to a system of integral equations with integrals over the rough boundary, which is solved by the boundary-element method. The inverse problem of determining the shape of the rough boundary segment from the data on the displacement field of a certain part of the upper boundary is formulated. By the linearization procedure, the inverse problem is reduced to a Fredholm integral equation of the first kind with a smooth kernel, which is solved by Tikhonov’s regularization method.     

High-frequency wave diffraction by an impedance segment at oblique incidence

The plane problem of high-frequency acoustic wave diffraction by a segment with impedance boundary conditions is considered. The angle of incidence of waves is assumed to be small (oblique). The paper generalizes the method previously developed by the authors for an ideal segment (with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions). An expression for the directional pattern of the scattered field is derived. The optical theorem is proved for the case of the parabolic equation. The surface wave amplitude is calculated, and the results are numerically verified by the integral equation method.     

弹性压扭直杆的Greenhill公式对精确模型的推广

将圆截面Kirchhoff弹性压扭直杆的Greenhill公式推广到精确模型.基于平面截面假定,在弯扭的基础上增加了拉压和剪切变形,将弹性杆的位形表达为截面的弧坐标历程.由弹性杆精确模型的平衡微分方程,得到了两端受力螺旋作用时对应于直线平衡状态的特解,导出了线性化扰动方程及其通解,再根据两端为铰支时的边界条件以及积分常数存在非零解的条件导出弹性直杆精确模型的Greenhill公式.结果表明,由力螺旋表示的稳定域为一对称的封闭区域,拉压和剪切对稳定性的影响取决于拉压柔度与剪切柔度之差、抗弯刚度和杆长这三个因素.     

Skyrmions on an elastic cylinder

For a spin-polarized electron gas on an elastic cylinder in an external axial magnetic field and an axial electric field we find that the corresponding Euler-Lagrange equation is the double sine-Gordon (DSG) equation with an exact 2π-skyrmion solution. The DSG skyrmion is stabilized, without Coulomb repulsion, by the curvature of the cylinder. It adopts a characteristic length ξ which is smaller than the radius of the cylinder. For an elastic cylinder this mismatch of length scales causes a deformation of the cylinder in the region of the skyrmion. Received 23 October 2001 / Received in final form 8 March 2002 Published online 2 October 2002 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: rossen.dandoloff@ptm.u-cergy.fr     

The geometry of the hyperbolic system for an anisotropic perfectly elastic medium

We evaluate the fundamental solution of the hyperbolic system describing the generation and propagation of elastic waves in an anisotropic solid by studying the homology of the algebraic hypersurface defined by the characteristic equation, also known as the slowness surface. Our starting point is the Herglotz-Petrovsky-Leray integral representation of the fundamental solution. We find an explicit decomposition of the latter solution into integrals over vanishing cycles associated with the isolated singularities on the slowness surface. As is well known in the theory of isolated singularities, integrals over vanishing cycles satisfy a system of differential equations known as Picard-Fuchs equations. Such equations are linear and can have at most regular singular points. We discuss a method to obtain these equations explicitly. Subsequently, we use the monodromy properties around the regular singular points to find the asymptotic behavior according to the different types of singularities that may appear on a wave front in three dimensions. This is a method alternative to the one that arises in the Maslov theory of oscillating integrals. Our work sheds new light on how to compute and classify the Cagniard-De Hoop contour in the complex radial horizontal slowness plane; this contour is used in numerical integration schemes to obtain the full time behaviour of the fundamental solution for a given direction of propagation.