Open AccessSurface Wave Propagation in a Generalized Thermoelastic Material with Voids
Author(s) -
Baljeet Singh,
R. P. Pal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2152-7393
pISSN - 2152-7385
DOI - 10.4236/am.2011.25068
Subject(s) - thermoelastic damping , surface (topology) , wave equation , boundary value problem , plane wave , mathematical analysis , plane (geometry) , wave propagation , surface wave , boundary (topology) , mathematics , materials science , mechanics , physics , classical mechanics , geometry , thermal , thermodynamics , optics
In the present paper, the propagation of surface wave in a generalized thermoelastic solid with voids is considered. The governing equations are solved to obtain the general solution in x-z plane. The appropriate boundary conditions at an interface between two dissimilar half-spaces are satisfied by appropriate particular solutions to obtain the frequency equation of the surface wave in the medium. Some special cases are also discussed