In this paper, the problem of interface wave scattering by bottom undulations in the presence of a thin submerged vertical wall with a gap is investigated. The thin vertical wall with a gap is submerged in a lower fluid of finite depth with bottom undulations and the upper fluid is of infinite height separated by a common interface. In the method of solution, we use a simplified perturbation analysis and suitable applications of Green’s integral theorem in the two fluid regions produce first-order reflection and transmission coefficients in terms of integrals involving the shape function describing the bottom undulations and solution of the scattering problem involving a submerged vertical wall present in the lower fluid of uniform finite depth. For sinusoidal bottom undulations, the first-order transmission coefficient vanishes identically. The corresponding first-order reflection coefficient is computed numerically by solving the zero-order reflection coefficient and a suitable application of multi-term Galerkin approximations. The numerical results of the zero-order and first-order reflection coefficients are depicted graphically against the wave number in a number of figures. An oscillatory nature is observed of first-order reflection coefficient due to multiple interactions of the incident wave with bottom undulations, the edges of the submerged wall and the interface. The first-order reflection coefficient has a peak value for some particular value of the ratio of the incident wavelength and the bottom wavelength. The presence of the upper fluid has some significant effect on the reflection coefficients.
The present paper is devoted to study the Love wave propagation in a fiber-reinforced medium laying over a nonhomogeneous half-space. The upper layer is assumed as reinforced medium and we have taken exponential variation in both rigidity and density of lower half-space. As Mathematical tools the techniques of separation of variables and Whittaker function are applied to obtain the dispersion equation of Love wave in the assumed media. The dispersion equation has been investigated for three different cases. In a special case when both the media are homogeneous our computed equation coincides with the classical equation of Love wave. For graphical representation, we used MATLAB software to study the effects of reinforced parameters and inhomogeneity parameters. It has been observed that the phase velocity increases with the decreases of nondimensional wave number. We have also seen that the phase velocity decreases with the increase of reinforced parameters and inhomogeneity parameters. The results may be useful to understand the nature of seismic wave propagation in fiber reinforced medium.
The problem of internal wave diffraction by a strip of an elastic plate of finite width present on the surface of an exponentially stratified liquid is investigated in this paper. Assuming linear theory, the problem is formulated in terms of a function related to the stream function describing the motion in the liquid. The related boundary value problem involves a hyperbolic type partial differential equation (PDE), known as the Klein Gordon equation. The method of Wiener-Hopf is utilized in the mathematical analysis to a slightly generalized boundary value problem (BVP) by introducing a small parameter, and the problem is solved approximately for large width of the plate. In the final results, this small parameter is made to tend to zero. The diffracted field is obtained in terms of integrals, which are then evaluated asymptotically in different regions for a large distance from the edges of the plate and the results are interpreted physically.
The problem considered in this paper is the derivation of properties of edge waves travelling along a submerged horizontal shelf. The problem is formulated within the framework of the linearized theory of water waves and Havelock expansions of water wave potentials are used in the mathematical analysis to obtain the dispersion relation for edge waves in terms of an integral. Appropriate multi-term Galerkin approximations involving ultra spherical Gegenbauer polynomials are utilized to obtain a very accurate numerical estimate for the integral and hence to derive the properties of edge waves over a shelf. The numerical results are illustrated in a table and curves are presented showing the variation of frequency of the edge waves with the width of the shelf.
The problem of two dimensional internal wave scattering by a vertical barrier in the form of a submerged plate, or a thin wall with a gap in an exponentially stratified fluid of uniform finite depth bounded by a rigid plane at the top, is considered in this paper. Assuming linear theory and the Boussinesq approximation, the problem is formulated in terms of the stream function. In the regions of the two sides of the vertical barrier, the scattered stream function is represented by appropriate eigen function expansions. By the use of appropriate conditions on the barrier and the gap, a dual series relation involving the unknown elements of the scattering matrix is produced. By defining a function with these unknown elements as its Fourier sine expansion series, it is found that this function satisfies a Carleman type integral equation on the barrier whose solution is immediate. The elements of the scattering matrix are then obtained analytically as well as numerically corresponding to any mode of the incident internal wave train for each barrier configuration. A comparison with earlier results available in the literature shows good agreement. To visualize the effect of the barrier on the fluid motion, the stream lines for an incident internal wave train at the lowest mode are plotted.
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