WAVE FRONT ANALYSIS IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Abstract
The propagation of an initially sharp plane pressure pulse through a linear elastic composite medium is analysed. Wave front and ray theory analogous to geometrical optics is shown to determine the change in shape of the leading wave front and also the stresses immediately behind it. For certain circumstances the stress amplitudes on this front, or the corresponding tensile stresses on its reflection at the free back surface of a slab, may be critical in design. Examples are presented of an initially sharp plane pressure pulse transmitted through an elastic circular cylinder and an elastic spherical inclusion. The method can be applied to more general composite configurations, and can be extended to determine the stress gradient behind the front. For the latter, general formulae are derived by which the reflection and transmission coefficients can be determined for the stress gradient and the higher order derivatives at an arbitrary interface.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0680808
Entities
People
- E. H. Lee
- T. C. Ting
Organizations
- Stanford University