Iv. Andronov et Bp. Belinskii, SCATTERING OF HYDROACOUSTIC WAVES BY A NARROW CRACK IN AN ELASTIC PLATE, Journal of applied mathematics and mechanics, 61(2), 1997, pp. 195-202
The scattering of waves by an infinite elastic plate, which covers an
acoustic half-space and is weakened by a crack in the form of an infin
itely long cut of finite width with parallel edges is considered. The
scattered field is expressed in terms of the solution of an integro-al
gebraic system of equations on the crack. The logarithmic characterist
ic of the kernel enables Bubnov's method with a basis containing Cheby
shev polynomials of the first kind to be used for the numerical analys
is. Particular attention is given to the asymptotic investigation of t
he scattering diagram and the amplitudes of the surface waves for a na
rrow crack and a thin plate. A comparison with the well-known model of
a point crack enables the range of parameters of the problem where th
e point model is applicable to be indicated. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science
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