Asymptotic Formulation for the Rayleigh Wave on a Nonlocally Elastic Half-Space

Prikazchikov, D

Abstract

This paper deals with the Rayleigh wave, propagating on a nonlocally elastic, linearly isotropic half-space, excited by a prescribed surface loading. The consideration develops the methodology of hyperbolic-elliptic models for Rayleigh and Rayleigh-type waves, and relies on the effective boundary conditions formulated recently, accounting for the crucial contributions of the nonlocal boundary layer. A slow-time perturbation scheme is established, leading to the reduced model for the Rayleigh wave field, comprised of a singularly perturbed hyperbolic equation for the longitudinal wave potential on the surface, acting as a boundary condition for the elliptic equation governing the decay over the interior. An equivalent alternative formulation involving a pseudo-differential operator acting on the loading terms, with parametric dependence on the depth coordinate, is also presented.

• Acceptance Date: Jan 4, 2023
• Publication Date: Jan 7, 2023
• Journal: Vibration
• Print ISSN: 2571-631X
• Publisher: MDPI
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 57 - 64
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/vibration6010005
• Keywords: Rayleigh wave; nonlocal; boundary layer; asymptotic
• Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-631X/6/1/5