Surface Wave Propagation in a Generalized Thermoelastic Material with Voids

Baljeet Singh, Raj Pal

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DOI: 10.4236/am.2011.25068                

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Thermoelasticity, Surface Waves, Boundary Conditions, Voids

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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