Interface Effects in Elastic Wave Scattering

The authors study dynamical effects of incidentcompressional and distortional elastic waves on a layer ofplanar, cylindrical, or spherical geometry, especiallyfocusing on the stress fields surrounding the layer. Theseresults are derived from the exact solutions for elasticwave scattering from such interfaces developped in the firstpart of the book. Comparisons of numerical solutions ofspecial problems with the analytical solutions are given andit is shown how the latter help to simplify the numericaltreatment. The material presented in this monograph willhelp in developing composite materials with improvedchemical and physical properties and in non-destructivetesting of such materials. Engineers, physicists, andworkers in applied mathematics will welcome this wellwritten text. It may also be used for additional reading ina course on elasto-mechanics.