Phase velocity of love waves as function of heterogeneity and void parameter

Authors : Sandip Kumar Das, Anup Saha

Pages : 603-610

Doi:10.31127/tuje.1442355

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Publication Date : 2024-10-31

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The present study looks at the Love wave propagating through an elastic layer containing empty pores situated above a heterogeneous elastic semi-infinite space. We have constructed separate formulations of equations of motion for both media under congruous boundary conditions. The separation of variables approach is used to build the phase velocity frequency relation in compact form using the Whittaker function. The resulting closed-form dispersion equation matches the conventional Love wave equation when heterogeneity has been removed. The propagation of Love waves is strongly influenced by a porous layer of limited thickness across an elastic semi-infinite space. Three wave fronts are demonstrated to have the potential to propagate. The equilibrated inertia and the variation in the void volume fraction are related to two wave fronts that are connected to the characteristics of the void pores. Numerical treatments are applied and graphically illustrated to implement these effects associated to Love waves’ phase velocity.
Keywords : Love waves, Wave front, Whittaker’s function, Void pores, Volume fraction