Evanescent waves in FGM spherical curved plates: an analytical treatment

A deep understanding of both guided propagating and evanescent waves is very essential for non-destructive evaluation. Guided propagating waves have received considerable attention, but the research on guided evanescent waves is quite limited, especially for functionally graded structures. This paper presents an analytical approach, based on the orthogonal function technique, to solve the evanescent waves in a spherical curved plate with functionally graded material in the radial direction. The proposed approach can obtain all the real, imaginary and complex solutions but without iterative process. The validity of the proposed approach is illustrated by comparison with available results. The convergence of the approach is also discussed through a numerical example. Dispersion characteristics of the guided waves in various graded spherical curved plates are studied and three dimensional dispersion curves are plotted in frequency-complex wavenumber space. The effects of different radius-thickness ratios and graded fields on the dispersion curves of the guided evanescent waves are illustrated. The displacement distributions are also discussed to analyze the characteristics of the guided evanescent waves.     

功能梯度空心圆柱体中的周向超声导波

为了更有效地使用超声技术检测功能梯度管道中纵向缺陷,基于3维弹性理论,采用一种正交多项式法研究无限长功能梯度材料管道中的周向导波。为验证方法的正确性与适用性,首先采用该方法计算均匀各向异性管道中的周向导波,并与已有数据相比较。其次,计算了不同梯度函数下管道周向导波的频散曲线,并与均匀管道进行了比较,说明了梯度材料管道中周向导波的特点以及梯度函数变化对频散曲线的影响。最后,求解了不同径厚比下功能梯度材料圆柱壳周向导波的频散曲线,分析了径厚比的变化对频散曲线的影响。     

功能梯度圆柱板中的周向衰逝导波

与传播波模态不同,衰逝波模态波数为纯虚数或复数,它们随传播距离呈指数或阻尼式衰减。复数根描述的衰逝波对结构缺陷形状和尺寸的导波检测具有重要作用,但其求解却是非常困难的,通常要借助于各种迭代技术。本文提出一种计算求解衰逝波问题的改进的Legendre正交多项式方法,该方法可将复杂的变系数微分方程组计算转换为特征值求解问题,无需迭代便能计算得到包含实波数域、虚波数域和复波数域的完整的频散曲线。通过具体算例验证了提出方法的正确性。应用提出方法计算了不同梯度圆柱板中的衰逝导波,绘制了三维频散曲线,研究了不同径厚比和梯度场对衰逝导波频散的影响,分析了衰逝导波的位移和应力分布,讨论了衰逝导波的传播特性。     

Characteristics of elastic waves in FGM spherical shells,an analytical solution

In this paper, we investigate the propagation characteristics of elastic guided waves in FGM spherical shells with exponentially graded material in the radial direction. A new separation of variables technique to displacements is proposed to convert the governing equations of the wave motion to the second-order ordinary differential equations with variable coefficients. By further a variables transform technique, these equations are transformed to the Whittaker equations so that analytic solutions can be obtained. For the spherical shell case, by satisfying the traction-free boundary conditions on both the inner and outer surfaces of the shell, we obtain the dispersion equations, which show that both the SH and Lamb-type wave modes are generated in the structure. The calculated dispersion curves in the functionally graded shell demonstrate a clear influence of the gradient coefficient as compared to those of the homogeneous shell, with the Lamb-type waves more sensitive to the gradient coefficient. The mode shapes and the distributions of stresses in the shells for various gradient coefficients are also presented to illustrate their dependence on the gradient coefficient.     

Circumferential wave in magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded cylindrical curved plates

Piezoelectric-piezomagnetic functionally graded materials (FGM), with a gradual change of the mechanical and electromagnetic properties, have greatly applying promises. Based on Legendre orthogonal polynomial series expansion approach, a dynamic solution is presented for the propagation of circumferential harmonic waves in piezoelectric-piezomagnetic FGM cylindrical curved plates. The materials properties are assumed to vary in the direction of the thickness according to a known variation law. The dispersion curves of the piezoelectric-piezomagnetic FGM cylindrical curved plate and the corresponding non-piezoelectric and non-piezomagnetic cylindrical curved plates are calculated to show the influences of the piezoelectricity and piezomagnetism. Electric potential and magnetic potential distributions are also obtained to illustrate the different influences of the piezoelectricity and piezomagnetism. Finally, a cylindrical curved plate at a different ratio of radius to thickness is calculated to show the influence of the ratio on the piezoelectric effect and piezomagnetic effect.     

板中热弹波传播: 一种改进的勒让德多项式方法

近年来, 超声导波因其衰减小, 传播距离远和信号覆盖范围广, 成为无损检测领域快速发展的方向之一. 然而, 基于超声导波的高温在线检测和激光超声技术却发展缓慢, 其关键在于热弹耦合波动方程求解难度大、传播与衰减特性研究困难. 作为一种有效的求解方法, 勒让德正交多项式方法已广泛应用于导波传播问题, 但该方法在求解热弹导波传播时存在两个不足, 限制其进一步的发展和应用. 这两个缺陷是: (1)求解过程中大量积分的存在, 致使计算效率低下; (2)仅能处理等热边界条件的热弹导波传播. 针对两项不足之处, 提出一种改进的勒让德正交多项式方法, 以求解分数阶热弹板中的导波传播. 推导求解方法中积分的解析表达式, 以提高计算效率; 引入温度梯度展开式, 发展适合勒让德多项式级数的绝热边界条件处理方法. 与已有文献结果对比表明改进方法的正确性; 与已有方法的计算时间对比说明改进方法的高效性. 最后将改进的方法用于求解分数阶热弹板中的导波传播, 研究分数阶次对频散、衰减曲线和应力、位移、温度分布等的影响.      

Viscoelastic shear horizontal wave in graded and layered plates

In this paper, viscoelastic shear horizontal (SH) wave propagation in functionally graded material (FGM) plates and laminated plates are investigated. The controlling differential equation in terms of displacements is deduced based on the Kelvin–Voigt viscoelastic theory. The SH wave characteristics is controlled by two elastic constants and their corresponding viscous coefficients. By the Legendre polynomial series method, the asymptotic solutions are obtained. In order to verify the validity of the method, a homogeneous plate is calculated to make a comparison with available data. Through three different graded plates, the influences of gradient shapes on dispersion and attenuation are discussed. The viscous effects on the displacement and stress shapes are illustrated. The different boundary conditions are analyzed. The influential factors of the viscous effect are analyzed. Finally, two multilayered (two layer and five layer) viscoelastic plates that are composed of the same material volume fraction are calculated to show their differences from the graded plate.     

THERMOELASTIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLATES: AN IMPROVED LEGENDRE POLYNOMIAL APPROACH 1)

近年来, 超声导波因其衰减小, 传播距离远和信号覆盖范围广, 成为无损检测领域快速发展的方向之一. 然而, 基于超声导波的高温在线检测和激光超声技术却发展缓慢, 其关键在于热弹耦合波动方程求解难度大、传播与衰减特性研究困难. 作为一种有效的求解方法, 勒让德正交多项式方法已广泛应用于导波传播问题, 但该方法在求解热弹导波传播时存在两个不足, 限制其进一步的发展和应用. 这两个缺陷是: (1)求解过程中大量积分的存在, 致使计算效率低下; (2)仅能处理等热边界条件的热弹导波传播. 针对两项不足之处, 提出一种改进的勒让德正交多项式方法, 以求解分数阶热弹板中的导波传播. 推导求解方法中积分的解析表达式, 以提高计算效率; 引入温度梯度展开式, 发展适合勒让德多项式级数的绝热边界条件处理方法. 与已有文献结果对比表明改进方法的正确性; 与已有方法的计算时间对比说明改进方法的高效性. 最后将改进的方法用于求解分数阶热弹板中的导波传播, 研究分数阶次对频散、衰减曲线和应力、位移、温度分布等的影响.     

Wave characteristics in functionally graded piezoelectric hollow cylinders

Based on linear three-dimensional piezoelasticity, the Legendre orthogonal polynomial series expansion approach is used for determining the wave characteristics in hollow cylinders composed of the functionally graded piezoelectric materials (FGPM) with open circuit. The displacement and electric potential components, expanded in a series of Legendre polynomials, are introduced into the governing equations along with position-dependent material constants so that the solution of the wave equation is reduced to an eigenvalue problem. Dispersion curves for FGPM and the corresponding non-piezoelectric hollow cylinders are calculated to show the piezoelectric effect. The influence of the ratio of radius to thickness is discussed. Electric potential and displacement distributions are used to show the piezoelectric effect on the flexural torsional mode. The influence of the polarizing direction on the piezoelectric effect is illustrated. For the radial and axial polarization, the piezoelectric effect reacts mostly on the longitudinal mode. For circumferential polarization, the piezoelectric effect reacts mostly on the torsional mode. In the FGPM hollow cylinder, piezoelectricity can weaken the guided wave dispersion.     

初应力对单向复合材料圆柱板周向波的影响

基于“增量变形力学”理论,研究了径向和轴向均匀初应力作用下单向复合材料圆柱板中周向波的传播特性,应用Legendre多项式方法求解了耦合波动方程。讨论了单向复合材料纤维方向分别为周向和轴向时,初应力对圆柱板中的周向类Lamb波和SH波的影响。数值分析结果表明初应力对周向类Lamb波和周向SH波的影响是非常不同的;轴向初应力对频散曲线、位移和应力分布的影响与径向初应力的影响也不相同。     

Wave propagation in graded rings with rectangular cross-sections

In this paper, a double orthogonal polynomial series method is proposed to investigate the guided wave propagation in a two-dimensional (2-D) structure, namely, a FGM ring with a rectangular cross-section. Two kinds of graded rings are considered: material gradient directions being in the radial direction and in the axial direction respectively. Numerical comparison with available reference results for a straightly homogeneous rectangular bar illustrates the validity of the proposed method. The dispersion curves and displacement distributions of various FGM rings, which have different radius to thickness ratios, different material gradient directions and different thickness to height ratios, are calculated to reveal the guided wave characteristics.     

梯度半空间梯度覆层中的Love波

对功能梯度弹性半空间上覆盖一层功能梯度材料中的Love波的频散问题进行了研究，给出 了Love波频散方程的一般形式. 对功能梯度弹性半空间和功能梯度覆层的反平面剪切波的运 动控制方程进行了求解，给出了半空间和覆盖层的位移、应力解析解，给出了Love波在该解析 解下的频散方程. 以覆盖层的剪切弹性模量和质量密度均呈指数函数变化，半空间的剪切弹 性模量和质量密度均呈抛物线变化为例，利用迭代方法对频散方程进行了求解，给出了频散 曲线. 结果显示：在最低阶振型频散曲线中出现截止频率.     

Elastic wave propagation in anisotropic spherical curved plates

Spherical plate-like structures are used in pressure vessels, spherical domes of power plants, and in many other industrial applications. For non-destructive evaluation of such spherical structures, the mechanics of elastic wave propagation in spherical curved plates must be understood. The current literature shows some valuable studies on Rayleigh surface wave propagation in isotropic solids with spherical boundaries. However, the guided wave propagation problem in an anisotropic spherical curved plate, which has not been studied before, is solved for the first time in this paper.The wave propagation, in both isotropic and anisotropic spherical curved plates, is investigated. The differential equations of motion and the stress-free boundary conditions on the inner and outer surfaces of a hollow sphere are approximately solved by a general solution technique. This solution technique was successfully utilized by the authors for solving the wave propagation problem in cylindrical plates, in their earlier works. Dispersion curves for spherical plates made of isotropic aluminum, steel, and anisotropic composite material are presented as well.     

GUIDED THERMOELASTIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN LAYERED PLATES WITHOUT ENERGY DISSIPATION

In this paper, the propagation of guided thermoelastic waves in laminated orthotropic plates subjected to stress-free, isothermal boundary conditions is investigated in the context of the Green-Naghdi (GN) generalized thermoelastic theory (without energy dissipation). The coupled wave equations and heat conduction equation are solved by the Legendre orthogonal polynomial series expansion approach. The validity of the method is confirmed through a comparison. The dispersion curves of thermal modes and elastic modes are illustrated simultaneously. Dispersion curves of the corresponding pure elastic plate are also shown to analyze the influence of the thermoelasticity on elastic modes. The displacement and temperature distributions are shown to discuss the differences between the elastic modes and thermal modes.     

功能梯度压电夹层结构中SH波的传播

研究了功能梯度压电上、下半空间和均匀压电层组成的夹层结构中SH波的传播性能,上、下功能梯度半空间的材料性能沿垂直于界面方向以指数函数形式变化。首先推导了SH传播时电弹场的解析解,然后利用界面条件得到了行列式形式的频散方程。基于推导的频散方程,通过数值算例表明了材料性能梯度变化、压电层厚度和材料组合方式对相速度的影响,结果对功能梯度压电材料在声波器件中的应用有参考价值。     

正交各向异性板中非主轴方向的Lamb波

基于线性三维弹性理论,采用勒让德正交多项式展开法,推导了波沿正交各向异性材料非主轴方向传播时的Lamb波耦合波动方程,并对耦合波动方程进行了数值求解。为验证该方法的适用性和正确性,首先将此方法应用于各向同性材料,并与已知的数据结果进行了比较;然后以单向纤维增强复合材料为例,计算了耦合Lamb波沿不同的非主轴方向传播时的相速度频散曲线,并分别研究了传播方向改变时低阶模态Lamb波和高阶模态Lamb波频散特性的变化。最后,针对潜在用于各向异性复合材料结构健康监测的耦合Lamb波低阶模态,给出了其在不同传播方向时的相速度分布和群速度分布。同时,结合低阶模态Lamb波的位移分布特性和材料的各向异性特点,阐释了S0模态对波的传播方向变化最为敏感的原因。     

The wave propagation and dynamic response of rectangular functionally graded material plates with completed clamped supports under impulse load

In this paper, the wave propagation and dynamic response of the rectangular FGM plates with completed clamped supports under impulse load are analyzed. The effective material properties of functionally graded materials (FGMs) for the plate are assumed to vary continuously through the plate thickness and be distributed according to a volume fraction power law along the plate thickness. Considering the effects of transverse shear deformation and rotary inertia, the governing equations of the wave propagation in the functionally graded plate are derived by using the Hamilton’s principle. A complete discussion of dispersion of the FGM plates is given. Using the dispersion relation and integral transforms, exact integral solutions for the FGM plates under impulse load are obtained. The influence of volume fraction distributions on wave propagation and dynamic response of the FGM plates is analyzed.     

空隙分布对功能梯度板件宏观响应的影响

提出了一种新的功能梯度结构分析的细观元法. 细观元法对结构的常 规有限单元内部设置密集细观单元以反映材料细观构造,又通过协调条件将各细观元结点自 由度转换为同一常规有限元自由度. 此方法实现了材料细观结构到构件宏观响 应的直接过渡分析. 用细观元法来分析细观构造上空隙存在对宏观响应影响,给出了含 有不同分布与形状、位置空隙的功能梯度板件的力学量三维分布形态,实现功能梯度材料结 构宏、细观间跨尺度分析.     

Effects of covering layer thickness on Love waves in functionally graded piezoelectric substrates

An analytical approach is used to investigate the effects of covering layer thickness on the propagation behavior of Love waves in functionally graded piezoelectric materials (FGPMs) covered with a dielectric layer. The piezoelectric substrate is polarized in the direction perpendicular to the wave propagation plane, and its material parameters change continuously along the thickness direction. The dispersion equations for the existence of Love waves with respect to phase velocity are obtained for electrically open and shorted cases, respectively. A detailed investigation of the effects of the covering dielectric layer thickness on dispersion curve, phase velocity, group velocity, and electromechanical coupling factor is carried out. Numerical results show that for a given FGPM, the covering dielectric layer thickness affects significantly the fundamental mode of Love waves but has only negligible effects on the high-order modes. The changes in phase velocity, group velocity, and electromechanical coupling factor due to the change of gradient coefficient of FGPMs could be approached approximately by changing the thickness of the covering dielectric layer, which imply a potential factor for designing new-type surface wave devices with FGPMs.     

梯度介质半空间Rayleigh面波传播性能研究

对剪切弹性模量沿深度以指数函数变化的非均质半空间，本文用摄动法得到了Rayleigh面波的波函数解答及相速度方程。以不同金属与陶瓷复合而成的几种梯度材料为例，用数值方法求解了相速度方程，给出了相应的波的弥散曲线，结果表明，梯度介质半空间自由表面附近的Rayleigh波通常有两种不同的弥散形式，即正常弥散和非正常弥散。