Toroidal Vibrations of Anisotropic Spheres With Spherical Isotropy

1998 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. T. Chau

This paper derives the exact frequency equation for the toroidal mode of vibrations for a spherically isotropic elastic sphere. The vibrations of spherically isotropic solids are solved by introducing two wave potentials (Φ and Ψ) such that the general solutions for free vibrations can be classified into two independent modes of vibrations, namely the “toroidal” and “spheroidal” modes. Both of these vibration modes can be written in terms of spherical harmonics of degree n. The frequency equation for the toroidal modes is obtained analytically, and it depends on both n and β[=(C11-C12)/(2C44)], where C11C12, and C44 have the usual meaning of moduli and are defined in Eqs. (2)–(3); and, as expected, Lamb’s (1882) classical frequency equation is recovered as the isotropic limit. Numerical results show that the normalized frequency ωa/Cs increases with both n and β, where ω is the circular frequency of vibration, a the radius of the sphere, and Cs is the shear wave speed on the spherical surfaces. The natural frequencies for spheres of transversely isotropic minerals and crystals, with β ranging from 0.3719 to 1.8897, are also tabulated. However, two coupled differential equations are obtained for the spheroidal modes, which remain to be solved.

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1329-1336
Author(s):  
Alla V. Ilyashenko ◽  
Sergey V. Kuznetsov

AbstractThe exact solutions of the linear Pochhammer – Chree equation for propagating harmonic waves in a cylindrical rod, are analyzed. Spectral analysis of the matrix dispersion equation for longitudinal axially symmetric modes is performed. Analytical expressions for displacement fields are obtained. Variation of wave polarization on the free surface due to variation of Poisson’s ratio and circular frequency is analyzed. It is observed that at the phase speed coinciding with the bulk shear wave speed all the components of the displacement field vanish, meaning that no longitudinal axisymmetric Pochhammer – Chree wave can propagate at this phase speed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baljeet Singh ◽  
Ritu Sindhu

Abstract In this paper, the governing equations of a linear, homogeneous and transversely isotropic rotating micropolar piezoelectric medium are solved for surface wave solutions. The appropriate solutions satisfying the radiation conditions are obtained in a half-space. These solutions are applied to suitable boundary conditions at the free surface of the half-space. A frequency equation for Rayleigh wave is obtained for both charge free and electrically shorted cases. Using iteration method, the non-dimensional wave speed of Rayleigh wave is computed for relevant material constants modelling the medium. The effects of rotation, piezoelectricity, frequency and material parameters are observed graphically on the propagation speed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 2685-2692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J. DeWall ◽  
Laura C. Slane ◽  
Kenneth S. Lee ◽  
Darryl G. Thelen

2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
M B Helgerud ◽  
W F Waite ◽  
S H Kirby ◽  
A Nur

We report on compressional- and shear-wave-speed measurements made on compacted polycrystalline sI methane and sII methane–ethane hydrate. The gas hydrate samples are synthesized directly in the measurement apparatus by warming granulated ice to 17°C in the presence of a clathrate-forming gas at high pressure (methane for sI, 90.2% methane, 9.8% ethane for sII). Porosity is eliminated after hydrate synthesis by compacting the sample in the synthesis pressure vessel between a hydraulic ram and a fixed end-plug, both containing shear-wave transducers. Wave-speed measurements are made between –20 and 15°C and 0 to 105 MPa applied piston pressure. PACS No.: 61.60Lj


2006 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Lin Wang ◽  
Yiu Wing Mai

This paper solves the penny-shaped crack configuration in transversely isotropic solids with coupled magneto-electro-elastic properties. The crack plane is coincident with the plane of symmetry such that the resulting elastic, electric and magnetic fields are axially symmetric. The mechanical, electrical and magnetical loads are considered separately. Closed-form expressions for the stresses, electric displacements, and magnetic inductions near the crack frontier are given.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chennakesava Kadapa

AbstractThis paper presents a novel semi-implicit scheme for elastodynamics and wave propagation problems in nearly and truly incompressible material models. The proposed methodology is based on the efficient computation of the Schur complement for the mixed displacement-pressure formulation using a lumped mass matrix for the displacement field. By treating the deviatoric stress explicitly and the pressure field implicitly, the critical time step is made to be limited by shear wave speed rather than the bulk wave speed. The convergence of the proposed scheme is demonstrated by computing error norms for the recently proposed LBB-stable BT2/BT1 element. Using the numerical examples modelled with nearly and truly incompressible Neo-Hookean and Ogden material models, it is demonstrated that the proposed semi-implicit scheme yields significant computational benefits over the fully explicit and the fully implicit schemes for finite strain elastodynamics simulations involving incompressible materials. Finally, the applicability of the proposed scheme for wave propagation problems in nearly and truly incompressible material models is illustrated.


Choonpa Igaku ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko IIJIMA ◽  
Toshifumi TADA ◽  
Hiroyuki HACHIYA ◽  
Takashi NISHIMURA ◽  
Junko NISHIMURA ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Chen Ji ◽  
Ralph J. Archuleta

Abstract We investigate the relation between the kinematic double-corner-frequency source spectral model JA19_2S (Ji and Archuleta, 2020) and static fault geometry scaling relations proposed by Leonard (2010). We find that the nonself-similar low-corner-frequency scaling relation of JA19_2S model can be explained using the fault length scaling relation of Leonard’s model combined with an average rupture velocity ∼70% of shear-wave speed for earthquakes 5.3 < M< 6.9. Earthquakes consistent with both models have magnitude-independent average static stress drop and average dynamic stress drop around 3 MPa. Their scaled energy e˜ is not a constant. The decrease of e˜ with magnitude can be fully explained by the magnitude dependence of the fault aspect ratio. The high-frequency source radiation is generally controlled by seismic moment, static stress drop, and dynamic stress drop but is further modulated by the fault aspect ratio and the relative location of the hypocenter. Based on these two models, the commonly quoted average rupture velocity of 70%–80% of shear-wave speed implies predominantly unilateral rupture.


2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 489-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Hernandez-Andrade ◽  
Eli Maymon ◽  
Suchaya Luewan ◽  
Gaurav Bhatti ◽  
Mohammad Mehrmohammadi ◽  
...  

AbstractObjective:To determine whether a soft cervix identified by shear-wave elastography between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation is associated with increased frequency of spontaneous preterm delivery (sPTD).Materials and methods:This prospective cohort study included 628 consecutive women with a singleton pregnancy. Cervical length (mm) and softness [shear-wave speed: (SWS) meters per second (m/s)] of the internal cervical os were measured at 18–24 weeks of gestation. Frequency of sPTD <37 (sPTD<37) and <34 (sPTD<34) weeks of gestation was compared among women with and without a short (≤25 mm) and/or a soft cervix (SWS <25thpercentile).Results:There were 31/628 (4.9%) sPTD<37 and 12/628 (1.9%) sPTD<34 deliveries. The combination of a soft and a short cervix increased the risk of sPTD<37 by 18-fold [relative risk (RR) 18.0 (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.7–43.9); P<0.0001] and the risk of sPTD<34 by 120-fold [RR 120.0 (95% CI 12.3–1009.9); P<0.0001] compared to women with normal cervical length. A soft-only cervix increased the risk of sPTD<37 by 4.5-fold [RR 4.5 (95% CI 2.1–9.8); P=0.0002] and of sPTD<34 by 21-fold [RR 21.0 (95% CI 2.6–169.3); P=0.0003] compared to a non-soft cervix.Conclusions:A soft cervix at 18–24 weeks of gestation increases the risk of sPTD <37 and <34 weeks of gestation independently of cervical length.


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