Analytical study of dispersion of stress waves in a weakly coupled layered system

A. F. Vakakis, C. Cetinkaya

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Abstract

Dispersion of transient stress waves in the first layer of a weakly coupled semi-infinite bi-layered system is carried out. Fourier transform inversions are performed analytically by making use of the fact that the weakly coupled system possesses small propagation zones (PZs) in the frequency domain. Low- and high-frequency asymptotic approximations to the transient waves are computed, taking into account frequency components of the transfer function in the first and second PZs, respectively. The derived analytic expressions are superpositions of non-oscillating terms and convolution integrals with decaying oscillatory kernels. Depending on the frequency and the amplitude of the convolution kernels, the dispersed waves overshoot or undershoot the applied impulsive excitation. This result is of significant practical importance in the design of layered systems as stress attenuators.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication15th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise - Acoustics, Vibrations, and Rotating Machines
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages1471-1478
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780791897652
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
EventASME 1995 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC 1995, collocated with the ASME 1995 15th International Computers in Engineering Conference and the ASME 1995 9th Annual Engineering Database Symposium - Boston, United States
Duration: Sep 17 1995Sep 20 1995

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume3B-1995

Conference

ConferenceASME 1995 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC 1995, collocated with the ASME 1995 15th International Computers in Engineering Conference and the ASME 1995 9th Annual Engineering Database Symposium
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period9/17/959/20/95

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modeling and Simulation

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