Love wave in a classical linear elastic half-space covered by a surface layer described by the couple stress theory

• Main Authors: Fan, Hui, Xu, Limei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Aeronautical engineering; Dispersions; Couple Stress Theory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143606
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A Love wave is derived for a new physical configuration in which a surface layer described by the couple stress theory covers a classical elasticity half-space. The dispersion equation is derived analytically when the thickness of the surface layer approaches zero. The correctness of the dispersion...