Stoneley and Rayleigh waves in thermoelastic materials with voids

Abstract

The present paper deals with the propagation of surface waves (Stoneley and Rayleigh waves) in thermoelastic materials with voids. The frequency equations of the Stoneley waves at the bonded and unbonded interfaces between two dissimilar half-spaces of thermoelastic materials with voids are obtained. The numerical values of the determinant for bonded and unbonded interface are calculated for a particular model. We also derived the frequency equation of the Rayleigh wave in thermoelastic materials with voids. The phase velocity and attenuation coefficients have shown that there are two modes of vibration. These two modes are computed and they are depicted graphically. The effect of thermal parameters in these surface waves is discussed.