Coherent wave propagation in solids containing spatially varying distribution of finite-size cracks

C Aristegui, M Caleap, O Poncelet, AL Shuvalov, YC Angel

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Abstract

Multiple scattering results usually concern uniform distributions of scatterers. In this work, we evaluate the propagation of SH coherent waves through a non-uniform distribution of parallel flat cracks. The spatial variation of distribution is taken into account via replacing a heterogeneous medium by a stack of effective homogenous layers. Propagation in each layer is governed by the effective acoustic impedance and the effective wave number, which are derived by considering cracks as finite-size scatterers. On this basis, the reflection and transmission coefficients due to non-uniformly distributed scatterers are calculated by using the transfer matrix method. Effect of the distribution profiles is also investigated.
Translated title of the contributionCoherent wave propagation in solids containing spatially varying distribution of finite-size cracks
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUltrasonic Wave Propagation in Non Homogeneous Media
EditorsA. Léger, M. Deschamps
PublisherSpringer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages423 - 435
Number of pages13
Volume128
ISBN (Print)7893540891048
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics

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