Analysis of comb transducers with sliding teeth

Ultrasonic comb transducer generates surface acoustic waves on an elastic substrate by periodic traction exerted by its vibrating periodic teeth on the substrate surface. In this paper, the comb teeth are actually sliding elastic spacers between an acoustic buffer and the substrate. The incident wave in acoustic buffer scatters on periodic spacers producing interface waves in the system which transform into Rayleigh waves at the transducer edges. The full-wave theory of interface wave generation is presented, concluded by efficiency estimation of transformation of the incident wave into the surface wave in the substrate and of the surface waves back to bulk waves in the acoustic buffer. Numerical examples presented for all aluminum substrate, buffer and teeth show the 11-teeth comb combined efficiency for generation and detection on the level of ?40 dB for optimized teeth height.     

Propagation of Rayleigh waves on curved surfaces

The propagation and properties of Rayleigh waves on curved surfaces are investigated theoretically. The Rayleigh wave dispersion equation for propagation on a curved surface is derived as a parabolic equation, and its penetration depth is analyzed using the curved surface boundary. Reciprocity is introduced to model the diffracted Rayleigh wave beams. Simulations of Rayleigh waves on some canonical curved surfaces are carried out, and the results are used to quantify the influence of curvature. It is found that the velocity of the surface wave increases with greater concave surface curvature, and a Rayleigh wave no longer exists once the surface wave velocity exceeds the bulk shear wave velocity. Moreover, the predicted wave penetration depth indicates that the energy in the Rayleigh wave is transferred to other modes and cannot propagate on convex surfaces with large curvature. A strong directional dependence is observed for the propagation of Rayleigh waves in different directions on surfaces with complex curvatures. Thus, it is important to include dispersion effects when considering Rayleigh wave propagation on curved surfaces.     

On the existence of the low-frequency surface waves in a porous mediumSur l'existence des ondes de surface basse fréquence en milieux poreux

The existence and propagation of the surface waves at a vacuum/porous medium interface are investigated in the low frequency range. Two types of surface waves are shown to be possible: the generalized Rayleigh wave, which always exists, and the Stoneley wave, which exists for a limited range of wave numbers. Moreover, within the k-domain of existence the Stoneley wave cannot appear for certain values of elastic parameters of the solid phase. The bifurcation behavior of both the Stoneley wave and the Biot (P2) bulk wave, depending on the wave number, is revealed. The asymptotic formulas for the phase velocities of the surface waves are derived. To cite this article: I. Edelman, C. R. Mecanique 332 (2004).     

初应力对压电层状结构声表面波传播性能的影响

研究了压电层状结构中初应力对广义Ｒａｙｌｅｉｇｈ波传播相速度和机电耦合性能的影响,通过求解含初应力的运动微分方程,对自由界面电学开路和短路两种情况得到了相应的相速度方程。给出了具体的数值算例,所得结果对于提高和改善声表面波器件性能有参考意义。     

On dispersive propagation of surface waves in patchy saturated porous media

Frequency-dependent velocity and attenuation for Rayleigh-wave propagation along a vacuum/patchy saturated porous medium interface are investigated in the low frequency band (0.1–1000 Hz). Conventional patchy saturation models for compressional waves are extended to account for Rayleigh wave propagation along a free surface. The mesoscopic interaction of fluid and solid phases, as a dominant loss mechanism in patchy saturated media, significantly affects Rayleigh-wave propagation and attenuation. Researches on the dispersion characteristics at low frequencies with different gas fractions in patchy saturated media also demonstrate a strong correlation between the Rayleigh-wave mode and the fast compressional wave. Especially, the strongest attenuation with the maximum value of 1/Q$1/Q$ for Rayleigh waves are obtained in the frequency range of 1–200 Hz. Numerical results show that the significant dependence of velocity and attenuation on frequencies and gas fractions presents a distinctive dynamical response of Rayleigh waves in the time domain.     

曲面曲率对Rayleigh波传播特性的影响

对任意形状的均匀各向同性线弹性曲面物体,用 WKB～（1）方法求解了沿曲面传播的Rayleigh表面波的运动微分方程,同时考虑了波传播方向及其垂直方向曲面曲率对波的穿透性的影, 所获波动方程的势函数解答表明,在一般情况下垂直波传播方向的曲面曲率对波的穿透深度的影响是不容忽视的.进而以同种介质平面表面情况下的Rayleigh面波的传播特性为基准,给出了曲面曲率引起波数或波速变化的解析表达式.通过理论分析和数值算例,描述了曲面上Rayleigh面波传播行为的一些基本特征.     

Rayleigh Surface Waves on a Kelvin-Voigt Viscoelastic Half-Space

In this paper we consider the propagation of Rayleigh surface waves in an exponentially graded half-space made of an isotropic Kelvin-Voigt viscoelastic material. Here we take into account the effect of the viscoelastic dissipation energy upon the corresponding wave solutions. As a consequence we introduce the damped in time wave solutions and then we treat the Rayleigh surface wave problem in terms of such solutions. The explicit form of the secular equation is obtained in terms of the wave speed and the viscoelastic inhomogeneous profile. Furthermore, we use numerical methods and computations to solve the secular equation for some special homogeneous materials. The results sustain the idea, existent in literature on the argument, that there is possible to have more than one surface wave for the Rayleigh wave problem.     

Free vibration of microstretch thermoelastic plate with one relaxation time

The propagation of waves in microstretch thermoelastic homogeneous isotropic plate subjected to stress free thermally insulated and isothermal conditions is investigated in the context of conventional coupled thermoelasticity (CT) and Lord and Shulman (L–S) theories of thermoelasticity. The secular equations for both symmetric and skew-symmetric wave mode propagation have been obtained. At short wavelength limits, the secular equations for symmetric and skew-symmetric modes reduce to Rayleigh surface wave frequency equation. The amplitudes of dilatation, microrotation, microstretch and temperature distribution for the symmetric and skew symmetric wave modes are computed analytically and presented graphically for different theories of thermoelasticity. The theoretical and numerical computations are found to be in close agreement.     

Squirt-Flow in Fluid-Saturated Porous Media: Propagation of Rayleigh Waves

Propagation of attenuated waves is studied in a squirt-flow model of porous solid permeated by two different pore regimes saturated with same viscous fluid. Presence of soft compliant microcracks embedded in the grains of stiff porous rock defines the double-porosity formation. Microcracks and pores respond differently to the compressional effect of a propagating wave, which induces the squirt-flow from microcracks to pores. Elastodynamics of constituent particles in porous aggregate is represented through a single-porosity formulation, which involves the frequency-dependent complex moduli. This formulation is deduced as a special case of double-porosity formation allowing the wave-induced flow of pore-fluid. This squirt-flow model of porous solid supports the attenuated propagation of two compressional waves and one shear wave. Superposition of these body waves, subject to stress-free surface, defines the propagation of Rayleigh wave. This wave is governed by a complex irrational dispersion equation, which is solved numerically after rationalising into an algebraic equation. For existence of Rayleigh wave, a complex solution of the dispersion equation should represent a leaky wave, which decays for propagation along any direction in the semi-infinite medium. A numerical example is solved to analyse the effects of squirt-flow on phase velocity, attenuation and polarisation of the Rayleigh waves, for different combinations of parameters. Numerical results suggest the existence of an additional (second) Rayleigh wave in the squirt-flow model of dissipative porous solids.     

Construction and Analysis of an Analytical Solution for the Surface Rayleigh Wave within the Framework of the Cosserat Continuum

The problem of propagation of an acoustic surface Rayleigh wave in an infinite half-space is considered within the framework of the asymmetric theory of elasticity (Cosserat medium). It is assumed that material deformation is described not only by the displacement vector but also by an independent rotation vector. A global analytical solution of the problem in displacements is obtained. A comparative analysis of the solution obtained and the corresponding solution for the classical elastic medium is performed. Macroparameters characterizing the difference of the stress-strain state from that predicted by the classical theory of elasticity are introduced.__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 116–124, July– August, 2005.     

Multi-directional and multi-time step absorbing layer for unbounded domain

Variant techniques are proposed for reproducing the elastic wave propagation in an unbounded medium such as the infinite elements, the absorbing boundary conditions or the perfect matched layers. Here, a simplified approach is adopted by considering absorbing layers characterized by the viscous Rayleigh matrix as studied by Semblat et al. [16] and Rajagopal et al. [14]. Here, further improvements to this procedure are provided. First, we start by establishing the strong form for the elastic wave propagation in a medium characterized by the Rayleigh matrix. This strong form will be used for deriving optimal conditions for damping out in the most efficient way the incident waves while minimizing the spurious reflected waves at the interface between the domain of interest and the Rayleigh damping layer. A procedure for designing the absorbing layer is proposed by targeting a performance criterion expressed in terms of logarithmic decrement of the wave amplitude in the layer thickness. Second, the GC subdomain coupling method, proposed by Combescure and Gravouil [9], is introduced for enabling the choice of any Newmark time integration schemes associated with different time steps depending on subdomains. When wave propagation is predicted by an explicit time integrator, the subdomain strategy is of great interest because it enables a different time integrator for the absorbing layer to be adopted. An external coupling software, based on the GC method, is used to carry out multi=time step explicit/implicit co-computations, making interact in time an explicit FE code (Europlexus) for the domain of interest, with an implicit FE code (Cast3m) handling the absorbing boundary layers. The efficiency of the approach is shown in 1D and 2D elastic wave propagation problems.     

无黏流体与固体界面的漏瑞利波

漏瑞利波存在于半无限无黏性流体和半无限固体媒质的界面处. 首先推导流固无限各向同性介质界面处漏瑞利波的特征方程和位移及应力的解析计算公式. 然后结合典型结构通过数值计算研究了漏瑞利波特性以及位移和应力在流体和固体中的分布规律. 数值计算结果表明漏瑞利波的相速度和衰减随流固密度比的增大而增大, 在流固界面上法向位移连续而切向位移不连续. 流固密度比对固体媒质中沿垂直于漏瑞利波的传播方向的位移、正应力和剪应力有比较大的影响,而对沿漏瑞利波的传播方向的正应力几乎没影响. 为利用漏瑞利波的无损检测与评价提供了理论基础.      

Propagation of waves in an electro-microstretch generalized thermoelastic semi-space

The present investigation is concerned with wave propagation in an electro-microstretch generalized thermoelastic solid half space. Two different cases have been discussed： （i） reflection of plane wave at the free surface of an electro-microstretch generalized thermoelastic solid; and （ii） propagation of Rayleigh waves in an electro-microstretch generalized thermoelastic solid half space. In case （i）, the amplitude ratios of the various reflected waves have been computed numerically and depicted graphically against angle of incidence. In case （ii）, the frequency equation is derived and dispersion curves giving phase velocity and attenuation coefficient as a function of wave number, have been plot- ted graphically for a specific model. Some special cases of interest are also deduced, for both the cases.     

Rayleigh waves in anisotropic porous media and the polarization vector method

In this paper, the propagation of Rayleigh waves in orthotropic non-viscous fluid-saturated porous half-spaces with sealed surface-pores and with impervious surface is investigated. The main aim of the investigation is to derive explicit secular equations and based on them to examine the effect of the material parameters and the boundary conditions on the propagation of Rayleigh waves. By employing the method of polarization vector the explicit secular equations have been derived. These equations recover the ones corresponding to Rayleigh waves propagating in purely elastic half-spaces. It is shown from numerical examples that the Rayleigh wave velocity depends strongly on the porosity, the elastic constants, the anisotropy, the boundary conditions and it differs considerably from the one corresponding to purely elastic half-spaces. Remarkably, in the fluid saturated porous half-spaces, Rayleigh waves may travel with a larger velocity than that of the shear wave, a fact that is impossible for the purely elastic half-spaces.     

Nonlinear surface acoustic waves on an elastic solid of general anisotropy

The effect of elastic nonlinearity on the propagation of Rayleigh waves in an anisotropic elastic solid is considered. A nonlinear integro-differential equation is derived for a quantity which is related to the Fourier transform of the displacement component on the surface. The variation of this quantity along the surface accounts for the slow modulation of the wave through formation and depletion of the different harmonics. Explicit results are given for harmonic generation in an initially sinusoidal wave and for parametric amplification of a weak signal by a pump wave of twice its frequency.     

Thermoelastic surface waves on an exponentially graded half-space

In this paper, we consider the propagation of Rayleigh surface waves in a functionally graded isotropic thermoelastic half-space, in which all thermoelastic characteristic parameters exponentially change along the depth direction. The propagation condition is established in the form of a bicubic equation whose coefficients are complex numbers while the analytical solutions (eigensolutions) of the thermoelastodynamic system are explicitly obtained in terms of the characteristic solutions. The concerned solution of the Rayleigh surface wave problem is subsequently expressed as a linear combination of the three eigensolutions while the secular equation is established in an implicit form. The explicit secular equation is written when an isotropic and homogeneous thermoelastic half-space is considered and some numerical simulations are given for a specific material.     

A spherical wave in a viscoelastic half-space

The propagation of spherical waves in an isotropie elastic medium has been studied sufficiently completely (see, e.g., [1–4]). it is proved [5, 6] that in imperfect solid media, the formation and propagation of waves similar to waves in elastic media are possible. With the use of asymptotic transform inversion methods in [7] a problem of an internal point source in a viscoelastic medium was investigated. The problem of an explosion in rocks in a half-space was considered in [8]. A numerical Laplace transform inversion, proposed by Bellman, is presented in [9] for the study of the action of an explosive pulse on the surface of a spherical cavity in a viscoelastic medium of Voigt type. In the present study we investigate the propagation of a spherical wave formed from the action of a pulsed load on the internal surface of a spherical cavity in a viscoelastic half-space. The potentials of the waves propagating in the medium are constructed in the form of series in special functions. In order to realize viscoelasticity we use a correspondence method [10]. The transform inversion is carried out by means of a representation of the potentials in integral form and subsequent use of asymptotic methods for their calculation. Thus, it becomes possible to investigate the behavior of a medium near the wave fronts. The radial stress is calculated on the surface of the cavity.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 139–146, March–April, 1976.     

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.     

Interaction of a surface wave with a crack in a concave half space

The interaction of a Rayleigh wave with a stationary crack in a rectilinear surface was treated in [1, 2]. It was shown that under certain conditions a surface wave can generate dynamic stresses large enough to extend a crack. However, there have been no studies of the interaction of a surface wave with a crack in a curvilinear half space, although this case is encountered more frequently in practice. We use the method of dynamic photoelasticity to observe the interaction of a surface wave with an edge crack along and normal to a concave half space. The research was performed on 350×400×15-mm samples of polymethyl methacrylate. A surface wave of duration up to 50sec was excited by a point micro explosion on the linear portion of the sample joined with the curvilinear part. The interaction of the surface wave with a crack was recorded in circularly polarized light by an SFR-1 high-speed motion-picture camera at 1.5 · 10⁶ frames/sec.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 137–143, May–June, 1979.     

各向异性弹性体光滑接触界面上的滑移脉冲波

利用Stroh公式,Fourier分析和奇异积分方程技术研究了两各向异性弹性半空间光滑接触可分离界面上滑移脉冲波的存在及其传播特性。结果表明,如果至少能在一种介质中存在Rayleigh波,且其波速小于两种介质中的最小极限速度,则滑移脉冲波就可以存在。这种脉冲波传播速度不确定,可在最小极限波速与较低的Rayleigh波速之间取值,而该取值范围又取决于无界面分离情况下的第一、第二滑移波的解。分离区大小取决于扰动的强度,界面法向力和质点速度在分离区两端有 1 /2奇异性。