On the propagation of wave from a cylindrical cavity

Summary This paper discusses the disturbance produced in an infinite layer of non-homogeneous elastic material characterised by =0 ⁿ and =0ⁿ(n>0) where and are the density and shear modulus respectively of the material, due to periodic torsional force applied on the wall of a cylindrical hole in the layer. The variation of the displacement component with the radius vector is shown graphically and compared with the corresponding homogeneous case.     

The effects of couple-stresses on the propagation of waves from cylindrical cavity

Summary In the present paper, the wave propagation from a cylindrical cavity in an infinite medium exhibiting couple-stress is considered. The variations of Hoop-stress on the cavity surface are investigated for different couple-stress material moduli and wave lengths. Significant differences are found when compared with those based on classical theory of elasticity.     

P波入射时含圆柱形空腔板弹性波散射与动应力集中

采用波函数展开法给出了板的横截面处孔洞在平面P波入射下动应力集中问题的解。本文使用大圆弧假定法来满足板中的自由表面的边界条件。数值结果表明,上表面和孔洞间的距离与下表面和孔洞间的距离都对结果有影响。如果孔洞半径相对板的厚度很小,解近似等于孔洞全空间解。所给出的解是半解析解。因此能被用来验证诸如BEM,FEM,FDM等数值法。     

On Rossby wave propagation in a meridionally stratified channel

Rossby wave propagation in the presence of a nonseparable Brunt-Väisälä frequency,N(y,z), and the associated geostrophic zonal flow,U(y,z), is examined in this paper. The usual quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation only includes vertical variations in Brunt-Väisälä frequency (i.e.N(z)). We derive a linearised quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation which explicitly includesN(y, z), where variations inN may occur on the internal Rossby radius length scale. A mixed layer distribution that monotonically deepens in the poleward direction leads to a nonseparableN(y,z). The resulting meridional pressure gradient is balanced by an eastward zonal geostrophic flow.By assuming mixed layer depth changes occur slowly, relative to a typical horizontal wavelength of a Rossby wave, a local analysis is presented. The Rossby wave is found to have a strongly modulated meridional wavenumber,l, with amplitude proportional to |l|^–1/2. To elucidate whether the modulations of the Rossby wave are caused by the horizontal variations inN orU we also consider the cases where eitherN orU vary horizontally. Mixed layer depth changes lead to largestl where the mixed layer is deepest, whereasl is reduced in magnitude whereU is nonzero. When bothU(y,z) andN(y,z) are present, the two effects compete with one another, the outcome determined by the size of |c|/U _max, wherec is the Rossby wave phase speed. Finally, the slowly varying assumption required for the analytical approach is removed by employing a numerical model. The numerical model is suitable for studying Rossby wave propagation in a rectangular zonal channel with generalN(y, z) andU(y, z).     

On the wave propagation in inhomogeneous non-isotropic media

Summary FollowingEason, we have discussed here the propagation of elastic waves in non-homogeneous spheres and cylinders when the curved surface is given a uniform normal loading. The material is assumed to be transversely isotropic with respect to a direction of symmetry, the stress and displacement components within the body may be assumed to depend on one space co-ordinate and time alone. The particular case in which the elastic parameters are proportional to (radius) ⁿ has been considered.     

A viscous-spring transmitting boundary for cylindrical wave propagation in saturated poroelastic media

Based on the u–U formulation of Biot equation and the assumption of zero permeability coefficient, a viscous-spring transmitting boundary which is frequency independent is derived to simulate the cylindrical elastic wave propagation in unbounded saturated porous media. By this viscous-spring boundary the effective stress and pore fluid pressure on the truncated boundary of the numerical model are replaced by a set of spring, dashpot and mass elements, and its simplified form is also given. A u–U formulation FEA program is compiled and the proposed transmitting boundaries are incorporated therein. Numerical examples show that the proposed viscous-spring boundary and its simplified form can provide accurate results for cylindrical elastic wave propagation problems with low or intermediate values of permeability or frequency content. For general two dimensional wave propagation problems, spuriously reflected waves can be greatly suppressed and acceptable accuracy can still be achieved by placing the simplified boundary at relatively large distance from the wave source.     

On the propagation of pressure-patterns: Part II

Summary The theory of Part I is extended to take account of vertical motion and frictional drag. Surface friction is found not to affect appreciably the propagation speed of troughs and wedges. It is found, further, that the speed of a disturbance at the surface is not appreciably affected by the pattern of vertical motion. However, if the upper part of the perturbation moves at the same speed as the surface wave, a certain pattern of vertical motion is necessary, depending on the morphology of the perturbation, and of the mean flow.     

Note on the propagation of waves from a spherical cavity in an infinite solid

Summary The present note, as its title implies, is concerned with the investigation of disturbances in an infinite elastic medium containing an initial magnetic field in the axial direction. The equations ofMaxwell, those of elasticity have been effectively made use of to solve the problem.     

Inertial waves in a fluid partially filling a cylindrical cavity during spin-up from rest

Abstract

Inertial waves are excited in a fluid contained in a slightly tilted rotating cylindrical cavity while the fluid is spinning up from rest. The surface of the fluid is free. Since the perturbation frequency is equal to the rotation speed resonance occurs at a critical height to radius aspect ratio of the fluid. Detailed study of a particular inertial wave shows that in solid body rotation this “eigenratio” agrees with predictions from linear inviscid theory to within 0.5%. Measured time dependence of the eigenratio during spin-up from rest is a function of the tilt amplitude and agrees favorably with predictions from a numerical study. Mean flow associated with the inertial wave becomes unstable during spin-up and in the steady state. A boundary for the unstable region is found experimentally.     

柱面波在半空间中洞室周围的散射

采用一种间接边界积分方程法求解了柱面波在半空间中洞室周围的散射问题。通过边界条件的验算以及退化解答与精确解的比较,验证了本文方法的计算精度。文中主要分析了入射波频率、波源与洞室距离等参数对洞室附近地表位移响应和洞室动应力集中的影响,得出了一些有益的结论。     

A local time-domain transmitting boundary for simulating cylindrical elastic wave propagation in infinite media

Finite element simulation of the time-dependent wave propagation in infinite media requires enforcing the transmitting boundary to replace the truncated far-field infinite domain so as to model the effect of the wave radiation towards infinity. This paper proposed a novel local time-domain transmitting boundary for simulating the cylindrical elastic wave radiation problem. This boundary is a mechanical model consisting of the spring, dashpot and mass elements, with the auxiliary degrees of freedom introduced, which is dynamically stable and easily implemented into the commercial finite element codes. Numerical analysis of the cylindrical elastic wave radiation problem indicates that the proposed transmitting boundaries with the order N=3 for cylindrical P and SV waves and with the order N=4 for cylindrical SH wave have very high accuracy, even when the artificial boundary at wave source. The proposed transmitting boundary with order N=0 can be applied approximately to the general two-dimensional infinite elastic wave problems that contain the more complex outgoing wave fields at artificial boundary than the cylindrical waves. The plane-strain Lamb problem is analyzed with the acceptable engineering accuracy achieved. On the other hand, the proposed transmitting boundary with higher order can be a tool to localize the temporal convolution that appears in an exact time-domain transmitting boundary for the general infinite wave problems. This potential applicability is mentioned.     

A high-order time-domain transmitting boundary for cylindrical wave propagation problems in unbounded saturated poroelastic media

Based on the u–p formulation of Biot equation with an assumption of zero permeability coefficient, a high-order transmitting boundary is derived for cylindrical elastic wave propagation in infinite saturated porous media. By this transmitting boundary the total stresses on the truncated boundaries of a numerical model, such as a finite element model, are replaced by a set of spring, dashpot and mass elements, with some additionally introduced auxiliary degrees of freedom. The transmitting boundaries are incorporated into the DIANA SWANDYNE II program and an unconditionally stable implicit time integration algorithm is adopted. Despite the assumption made in the derivation of the transmitting boundary, numerical examples show that it can provide highly accurate results for cylindrical elastic wave propagation problems in infinite saturated porous medium in case the u–p formulation is applicable. Although the direct applications of the proposed transmitting boundary to general two dimensional wave problems in infinite saturated porous media are not highly accurate, acceptable accuracy can still be achieved by placing the transmitting boundary at relatively large distance from the wave source.     

On waves generated by a moving pressure field,II: Cnoidal wave effects

Summary In a recent paperHunt andTanner [3]²) investigated the waves generated by a steadily moving two-dimensional pressure distribution, which was zero ahead of the disturbance and a constantp ₀, tehind it, these regions being joined smoothly by a cubic function. Only those solutions with supercritical flow in both regions were considered, these were found to lead to an asymmetric solitary wave.This result is now extended to take account of the possibility of subcritical flow in either or both the regions, that is when there is a cnoidal wave train either behind and or ahead of the main solitary wave crest.The wave profiles are determined by the iterative method employed in the previous paper. This together with the wave drag associated with each system is computed for various values ofp ₀/U ², where is the fluid density andU a typical velocity.     

Normally incident wave propagation across a joint set with the virtual wave source method

This paper presents an analytical study on normally incident wave propagation across a joint set. Combined with the displacement discontinuity method (DDM), the virtual wave source method (VWSM) is adopted to take account of multiple wave reflections among joints. After theoretical formulation, a comparison between results from VWSM and those from the method of characteristics (MC) is carried out. These results agree well with each other, and the applicability of VWSM into wave propagation study is verified. Subsequently, an interesting phenomenon, i.e., the magnitude of transmission coefficient increases with joint number on some circumstances, is pointed out and studied. By analyzing differently arriving transmitted waves and their superposition, such phenomenon is explained.     

Rayleigh wave propagation in a two-layer anisotropic media

Summary The possibility of propagation of Rayleigh waves in an incompressible crust of constant density and rigidity varying exponentially with depth lying on a semi-infinite transversely isotropic base has been discussed in this paper. Frequency equation has been derived and numerical calculations are made. The result obtained in this case is compared with that ofNewlands [3]²) andDutta [4].     

Dynamic displacements and stresses in the vicinity of a cylindrical cavity embedded in a half-space

The two-dimensional response of a viscoelastic half-space containing a buried, unlined, infinitely long cylindrical cavity of circular cross-section subjected to harmonic plane SH, P, SV and Rayleigh waves is obtained by an indirect boundary integral method based on the two-dimensional Green's functions for a viscoelastic half-space. An extensive critical review of the existing numerical results obtained by other techniques is presented together with some new numerical results describing the motion on the ground surface and the motion and stresses on the wall of the cavity for P, SV, SH and Rayleigh waves.     

Torsional vibration of a finite cylindrical cavity in a two-layer transversely isotropic half-space

The aim of this paper is to present a rigorous investigation for a two-layered transversely isotropic linear elastic half-space containing a circular cylindrical cavity of length equal to the top layer undergoing mono-harmonic ring shape shear stress applied either on the vertical cylindrical surface or on the base of the cavity. To this end, a combination of Fourier cosine integral transform for depth and Hankel integral transform for radial distance are used, which translate the boundary value problem to a singular integral equation for the shear stress comes out from the continuity of two layers. The integral equation is solved for some collocation points with a smoothed variable of distance, which is adapted with the use of a free parameter. It is shown that, although the shear stress is highly singular, it does not highly depend on this free parameter. Both the analytical and numerical results are verified with both the static isotropic and dynamic transversely isotropic homogeneous cases. In addition, some new graphical results are presented for more understanding in engineering point of view.     

Forced wave motion in an unbouded space surrounding a lined,spherical cavity

Summary This investigation considers the point-symmetric response of an unbounded, elastic medium. A spherical cavity in the unbounded medium is lined by an elastic, spherical shell attached to the surrounding medium. The shell liner is subjected to specified time-varying surface stress acting upon its internal surface. A detailed evaluation of the shell liner shielding characteristics is presented.