Coupling of Shear Acoustic Waves by Gratings: Analytical and Experimental Analysis of Spatial Periodicity Effects

2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Valier-Brasier ◽  
C. Potel ◽  
M. Bruneau ◽  
D. Leduc ◽  
B. Morvan ◽  
...  

A model, presented in a previous paper [J. App. Phys. 108 (2010) 074910], describing the modes coupling due to scattering on small one-dimensional irregularities (parallel ridges) of the surface of isotropic solid plates, when shear horizontal waves polarized along the ridges propagate perpendicularly to them, appears to be a convenient tool to tackle the effects of the shape profile of the ridges (including the depth and the slope). Being concerned by the use of this analytical approach not utilised until now, several results, yet typical of applications, are presented below and compared with some experimental and numerical results, even analytical results (from an alternative analytical model for particular cases). These comparisons permit to highlight the effects of spatial periodicities of the ridges and show that the method could provide information on geometrical parameters characterising the profile of the roughness, which could be of interest when other methods like optical methods cannot be used.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Hongbo Zhang ◽  
Shaobo Zhang ◽  
Jiang Liu ◽  
Bilong Liu

Weyl physics in acoustic and elastic systems has drawn extensive attention. In this paper, Weyl points of shear horizontal guided waves are realized by one-dimensional phononic crystal plates, in which one physical dimension plus two geometrical parameters constitute a synthetic three-dimensional space. Based on the finite element method, we have not only observed the synthetic Weyl points but also explored the Weyl interface states and the reflection phase vortices, which have further proved the topological phase interface states. As the first realization of three-dimensional topological phases through one-dimensional phononic crystal plates in the synthetic dimension, this research demonstrates the great potential of applicable one-dimensional plate structural systems in detecting higher-dimensional topological phenomena.


2015 ◽  
Vol 118 (22) ◽  
pp. 224904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Potel ◽  
Michel Bruneau ◽  
Ludovic C. Foze N'Djomo ◽  
Damien Leduc ◽  
Mounsif Echcherif Elkettani ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 609
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Chyży ◽  
Monika Mackiewicz

The conception of special finite elements called multi-area elements for the analysis of structures with different stiffness areas has been presented in the paper. A new type of finite element has been determined in order to perform analyses and calculations of heterogeneous, multi-coherent, and layered structures using fewer finite elements and it provides proper accuracy of the results. The main advantage of the presented special multi-area elements is the possibility that areas of the structure with different stiffness and geometrical parameters can be described by single element integrated in subdivisions (sub-areas). The formulation of such elements has been presented with the example of one-dimensional elements. The main idea of developed elements is the assumption that the deformation field inside the element is dependent on its geometry and stiffness distribution. The deformation field can be changed and adjusted during the calculation process that is why such elements can be treated as self-adaptive. The application of the self-adaptation method on strain field should simplify the analysis of complex non-linear problems and increase their accuracy. In order to confirm the correctness of the established assumptions, comparative analyses have been carried out and potential areas of application have been indicated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Yulin ◽  
V. K. Kozin ◽  
A. V. Nalitov ◽  
I. A. Shelykh

Author(s):  
Emilio Acerbi ◽  
Domenico Mucci

We consider the total curvature of graphs of curves in high-codimension Euclidean space. We introduce the corresponding relaxed energy functional and prove an explicit representation formula. In the case of continuous Cartesian curves, i.e. of graphs cu of continuous functions u on an interval, we show that the relaxed energy is finite if and only if the curve cu has bounded variation and finite total curvature. In this case, moreover, the total curvature does not depend on the Cantor part of the derivative of u. We treat the wider class of graphs of one-dimensional functions of bounded variation, and we prove that the relaxed energy is given by the sum of the length and total curvature of the new curve obtained by closing the holes in cu generated by jumps of u with vertical segments.


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