P. A. Martin Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887 e-mail: pamartin@mines.edu 1 Scattering by a Cavity in an Exponentially Graded Half-Space An inhomogeneous half-space containing a cavity is bonded to a homogeneous halfspace. Waves are incident on the interface and the problem is to calculate the scattered waves. For a circular cavity in an exponentially graded half-space, it is shown how to solve the problem by constructing an appropriate set of multipole functions. These functions are singular on the axis of the cavity, they satisfy the governing differential equation in each half-space, and they satisfy the continuity conditions across the interface between the two half-spaces. Seven recent publications are criticized: They do not take proper account of the interface between the two half-spaces. 关DOI: 10.1115/1.3086585兴 Introduction Consider two half-spaces, x ⬎ 0 and x ⬍ 0, welded together along the interface at x = 0. The left half-space 共x ⬍ 0兲 is homogeneous. The right half-space is inhomogeneous. If a wave is incident from the left, it will be partly reflected and partly transmitted into the right half-space. We assume that these fields can be calculated. Suppose now that the right half-space contains a cavity or some other defect 共see Fig. 1兲. How are the basic fields described above modified by the presence of the cavity? In general, it is not easy to answer this question, as the associated mathematical problem is difficult, in general. In some recent papers, Fang et al. claimed to solve a variety of such problems. All concern “exponential grading,” meaning that the material parameters are proportional to e−x for x ⬎ 0, where  is a given constant. The papers concern antiplane shear waves 关1–4兴, thermal waves 关5,6兴, and shear waves in a piezoelectric material 关7兴. All of these papers assume that the effect of the interface on the cavity can be found by introducing simple image terms, as if the interface were a mirror or a rigid wall. Unfortunately, this assumption is incorrect. In this paper, we outline how the problems described above can be solved. We do this in the context of antiplane shear waves with exponential grading and a circular cavity. The main technical part concerns the derivation of suitable multipole potentials; these reveal the complicated image system. The study of problems involving scatterers near boundaries or interfaces has a long history. For linear surface water waves interacting with a submerged circular cylinder, see the famous paper by Ursell 关8兴. For plane-strain elastic waves in a homogeneous half-space with a buried circular cavity, see Ref. 关9兴. There are also many papers on the scattering of electromagnetic waves by objects near plane boundaries; see, for example, Ref. 关10兴. Some problems involving objects near plane boundaries can be solved using images. However, determining the strength and location of the images may be difficult: Doing so will depend on the governing differential equations and on the conditions to be satisfied on the plane boundary. For two interesting examples where the location of the images is not obvious, we refer to Chap. 8 of Ting’s book 关11兴 共construction of static Green’s functions in anisotropic elasticity兲 and a paper by Stevenson 关12兴 共construction of Green’s function for the anisotropic Helmholtz equation in a half-space兲. The basic scattering problem is formulated in Sec. 2. The reflection-transmission problem 共for which the cavity is absent兲 is Contributed by the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS. Manuscript received November 12, 2007; final manuscript received March 10, 2008; published online March 10, 2009. Review conducted by Professor Sridhar Krishnaswamy. Journal of Applied Mechanics solved in Sec. 3. The solution of this problem gives the “incident” field that will be scattered by the cavity. To solve the scattering problem, we construct an appropriate set of multipole functions 共Sec. 4.1兲. Each of these satisfies the governing differential equations and the interface conditions, and is singular at the center of the circular cavity. Each multipole function is defined as a contour integral of Sommerfeld type; for a careful discussion of similar functions, see Refs. 关13,9兴. In Sec. 4.2, the multipole functions are combined so as to satisfy the boundary condition on the cavity, leading to an infinite linear system of algebraic equations. The far-field behavior of the multipole functions is deduced in Sec. 4.3. Closing remarks are made in Sec. 5. 2 Formulation We consider the antiplane deformations of two elastic halfspaces, bonded together. In terms of Cartesian coordinates 共x , y兲, the half-space x ⬍ 0 is homogeneous, the half-space x ⬎ 0 is inhomogeneous 共“graded”兲, and the interface is at x = 0. The homogeneous region has shear modulus 0 and density 0 共both constants兲. The inhomogeneous region has shear modulus 共x兲 and density 共x兲 given by 共x兲 = 0e2x and 共x兲 = 0e2x 共1兲 where  is a constant. Thus, the material parameters are continuous across the interface. It is not our purpose here to discuss whether any real materials can be well represented by the functional forms given in Eq. 共1兲. Certainly, the choices in Eq. 共1兲 do lead to some mathematical simplifications and they have been used in the past; see, for example, Refs. 关14,15兴. For time-harmonic motions, with suppressed time-dependence e−it, the governing equation is xz yz + + u2共x兲 = 0 x y where u共x , y兲 is the antiplane component of displacement and the stress components are given by xz = 共x兲 u x and yz = 共x兲 u y Thus, in the homogeneous region, where we write u0 instead of u, we obtain the two-dimensional Helmholtz equation 共ⵜ2 + k20兲u0 = 0 with k20 = 02/0 共2兲 In the inhomogeneous region, we obtain ⵜ 2u + 2  u + k20u = 0 x This equation is satisfied by writing Copyright © 2009 by ASME MAY 2009, Vol. 76 / 031009-1 Downloaded 13 Mar 2009 to 138.67.22.171. Redistribution subject to ASME license or copyright; see http://www.asme.org/terms/Terms_Use.cfm y x = b + r cos 共8兲 y = r sin and Thus, the cavity’s boundary is given by r = a, and the boundary condition is b x θ u =0 r O on 共9兲 r=a where u is the total field in the inhomogeneous half-space. To solve such a scattering problem, we write u0 = uin + ure + v0, Fig. 1 The scattering problem. The half-plane on the left of x = 0 is homogeneous. The other half-plane is inhomogeneous. The circular cavity has radius a. A plane wave is incident from the left. u共x,y兲 = e−xw共x,y兲 where w satisfies a different two-dimensional Helmholtz equation 共ⵜ2 + k2兲w = 0 with k2 = k20 − 2 u0共0,y兲 = u共0,y兲 = w共0,y兲 冏 冏 冏 冏 冏 冏 u0 x 3 = x=0 u x w x = x=0 共4兲 − w共0,y兲 共5兲 x=0 Incident Field Suppose that a plane wave is incident on the interface from the homogeneous side. This wave is given by uin共x,y兲 = e ik0共x cos ␣0+y sin ␣0兲 where ␣0 is the angle of incidence, 兩␣0兩 ⬍ / 2; ␣0 = 0 gives normal incidence. There will be a reflected wave ure and a transmitted wave utr. Evidently, ure共x,y兲 = Reik0共−x cos ␣0+y sin ␣0兲, x⬍0 共6兲 utr共x,y兲 = Te−xeik共x cos ␣+y sin ␣兲, x⬎0 共7兲 where R, T, and ␣ are to be found. Writing u0 = uin + ure and u = utr, Eq. 共4兲 gives 1+R=T and 共1 − R兲ik0 cos ␣0 = T共ik cos ␣ − 兲 Solving for R gives k0 cos ␣0 − k cos ␣ − i − i = k0 cos ␣0 + k cos ␣ + i k0 cos ␣0 + k cos ␣ and then T = 1 + R. For a simple check, put  = 0; we obtain k = k0, ␣ = ␣0, R = 0, and T = 1, as expected. 4 n = 再 e−x兵H共n1兲共kr兲ein + ⌽n其, x ⬎ 0 x⬍0 ⌿n , 冎 共1兲 where Hn is a Hankel function and n is an arbitrary integer. We require that ⌽n solves Eq. 共3兲 and ⌿n solves Eq. 共2兲. In addition, ⌽n and ⌿n are to be chosen so that n satisfies the interface conditions, Eqs. 共4兲 and 共5兲. The use of polar coordinates is convenient for handling the circular cavity but it is inconvenient when trying to impose the conditions at x = 0. Therefore, we convert from polar coordinates to Cartesian coordinates using an integral representation; see the Appendix for details. In particular, if we insert Eq. 共8兲 in Eq. 共A4兲, we obtain the integral representation H共n1兲共kr兲ein = 共− 1兲n i for 冕 ⬁+i ek共b−x兲sinh −iky cosh e−nd −⬁ x ⬍ b,兩y兩 ⬍ ⬁ with 0⬍a⬍b We also introduce polar coordinates, 共r , 兲, so that 031009-2 / Vol. 76, MAY 2009 共10兲 Notice that this formula is valid on the interface x = 0. The contour of integration in Eq. 共10兲 is also described in the Appendix. The form of Eq. 共10兲 suggests using a similar integral representation for ⌽n, and so we write ⌽n共x,y兲 = 共− 1兲n i 冕 ⬁+i A共兲ekx sinh e−iky cosh +kb sinh −nd, x⬎0 −⬁ 共11兲 where A共兲 is to be found; ⌽n solves Eq. 共3兲 automatically for any reasonable choice of A. We shall also need a similar integral representation for ⌿n共x , y兲 in x ⬍ 0, where the wavenumber is k0. However, in order to match solutions across the interface at x = 0, we shall require the same dependence on y as in Eq. 共11兲. Thus, we consider ⌿n共x,y兲 = 共− 1兲n i 冕 ⬁+i B共兲ex⌬共兲e−iky cosh +kb sinh −nd, x⬍0 −⬁ 共12兲 where B共兲 is to be found, Scattering by a Buried Cavity Next, we investigate how the wavefields of Sec. 3 are modified if there is a cavity in the inhomogeneous half-space, x ⬎ 0. See Fig. 1. We suppose that the cavity’s cross section is circular, with boundary 共x − b兲2 + y 2 = a2 4.1 Multipole Functions. To represent the scattered field, we introduce functions n of the form k0 sin ␣0 = k sin ␣ Then, Eq. 共5兲 gives R= r⬎a where v0 solves Eq. 共2兲, v = we−x, and w solves Eq. 共3兲. Also, v0 must satisfy the Sommerfeld radiation condition and v must decay with x. 共3兲 For simplicity, we assume that k20 ⬎ 2 and write k = + 冑k20 − 2. The interface conditions require that the displacements and normal stresses be continuous, so that x ⬎ 0, u = utr + v, x⬍0 ⌬共兲 = 共k2 cosh2 − k20兲1/2 = 共k2 sinh2 − 2兲1/2 and the square root is taken so that Re ⌬ ⱖ 0 on the contour. Notice that Eq. 共2兲 is satisfied automatically for any reasonable choice of B. We are now ready to enforce the interface conditions. Continuity of n across x = 0 gives 1 + A = B whereas continuity of n / x gives Transactions of the ASME Downloaded 13 Mar 2009 to 138.67.22.171. Redistribution subject to ASME license or copyright; see http://www.asme.org/terms/Terms_Use.cfm − k sinh −  + 共k sinh − 兲A共兲 = ⌬共兲B共兲 n Vm 共r兲 = 共− 1兲nIm−n共r兲H共n1兲共kr兲 + 兺f I n s m−s共r兲Js共kr兲 共16兲 s Hence A共兲 = Thus, Eq. 共15兲 and orthogonality of 兵eim其 give k sinh + ⌬ +  k sinh − ⌬ −  共13兲 兺 c V ⬘共a兲 = − U⬘ 共a兲, n n m and m all 共17兲 m n B共兲 = 2k sinh k sinh − ⌬ −  共14兲 which is a linear system of algebraic equations for the coefficients c n. These formulas complete the construction of the multipole functions n. Note that when  = 0, k = k0, ⌬共兲 = −k sinh , A = 0, B = 1, and 共1兲 ⌿n = Hn 共kr兲ein, as expected. 4.3 Far-Field Behavior of ⌿n. We should expect cylindrical waves in the homogeneous half-space. These arise from the farfield behavior of ⌿n共x , y兲, for x ⬍ 0. Thus, put 4.2 Imposing the Boundary Condition. In the homogeneous half-space, we write Then, making the substitution k cosh = k0 cosh s in Eq. 共12兲 gives ⌬ = −k0 sinh s and 兺c u0 = uin + ure + n n x = − R cos ⌰, ⌿n = n where ⌺n denotes summation over all integers n. Similarly, in the graded half-space, we write u共r, 兲 = utr + 兺c n 1 i 冕 n utr r =− r=a 共15兲 r=a To proceed, we write both sides of this equation as Fourier series in . For the right-hand side, we have utr = e −x T be ikr cos共−␣兲 =e −x Tb 兺 m i Jm共kr兲e im共−␣兲 B n共 ;  兲 = where Tb = T exp共ikb cos ␣兲 and Jn is a Bessel function. Also, we have the expansion is s s where In is a modified Bessel function. Hence, utr共r, 兲 = e−b 兺 共− 1兲 m 冉 2共2 − k20兲1/2 exp兵− b共2 − k2兲1/2其 + 共2 − k2兲1/2 共− k兲 共2 − k2兲1/2 +  + 共2 − k20兲1/2 冊 n ⌿n ⬃ ⬃ 1 Bn共− k0 sin ⌰; 兲eik0R i 冑 冕 exp兵 2 ik0R共s − s0兲2其ds 1 2 i共k R−/4兲 Bn共− k0 sin ⌰; 兲 e 0 k 0R as R→⬁ 共19兲 共20兲 where the contour of integration in Eq. 共19兲 passes through the saddle point. When  = 0, we obtain Bn共−k0 sin ⌰ ; 0兲 = ineik0b cos ⌰e−in⌰. 共1兲 Then, Eq. 共20兲 agrees with the known far-field expansion of Hn ⫻共kr兲ein, when one takes into account that ⬃ − ⌰ and r ⬃ R + b cos ⌰ as R → ⬁. 兺 共− 1兲 I 共r兲e s 兩⌰兩 ⬍ /2 the square roots being defined to have non-negative real parts. The formula for ⌿n, Eq. 共18兲, is convenient for estimating ⌿n when k0R Ⰷ 1, as we can use the saddle-point method 共关16兴, Chap. 1 8兲. There is one relevant saddle point at s = s0 where s0 = i共 2 + ⌰兲. As cosh s0 = −sin ⌰ and sinh共s0 + i⌰兲 = i, the standard argument gives m e −x = e −b Bn共k0 cosh s; 兲ek0R sinh共s−i⌰兲ds, −⬁ where 冏 冏 冏 冏 n r ⬁+i n Then, by construction, the governing partial differential equations and the interface conditions along x = 0 are all satisfied. It remains to determine the coefficients cn using the boundary condition on r = a, Eq. 共9兲; this gives n 兩⌰兩 ⬍ /2 共18兲 n 兺c y = R sin ⌰, Um共r兲eim m where Um共r兲 = Tb 兺 共− i兲 I s m−s共r兲Js共kr兲e −is␣ s In a similar way, we obtain ⌽n共r, 兲 = 兺 共− 1兲 m n f mJm共kr兲eim, 0⬍r⬍b m with n fm 共− 1兲n = i 冕 H共n1兲共kr⬘兲ein共−⬘兲 = 共− 1兲n i 冕 ⬁+i ekx sinh e−iky cosh +kb sinh −nd −⬁ 共21兲 ⬁+i A共兲e 2kb sinh −共m+n兲 e −⬁ Hence n共r, 兲 = e−b 4.4 Near-Field Behavior of ⌽n. As the expression for ⌽n, Eq. 共11兲, is similar to Eq. 共10兲, it is reasonable to ask if ⌽n corresponds to a simple image term. To see that it does not, let us define polar coordinates centered at the mirror-image point, 共x , y兲 = 共−b , 0兲: x = −b + r⬘ cos ⬘, y = r⬘ sin ⬘. Then, calculations similar to those described in the Appendix show that 兺 共− 1兲 m where Journal of Applied Mechanics m n Vm共r兲eim d for 兩⬘兩 ⬍ / 2. The integral on the right-hand side of Eq. 共21兲 should be compared with the integral defining ⌽n, Eq. 共11兲. For them to be equal, the function A共兲, defined by Eq. 共13兲, would have to be constant: It is not, and it is not well approximated by a nonzero constant. Thus, it is not justified to replace ⌽n with a simple image term: We notice that Fang et al. 关2兴 used image terms similar to those on the left-hand side of Eq. 共21兲, with − ⬘ replaced with ⬘. MAY 2009, Vol. 76 / 031009-3 Downloaded 13 Mar 2009 to 138.67.22.171. Redistribution subject to ASME license or copyright; see http://www.asme.org/terms/Terms_Use.cfm 5 Discussion We have outlined how to solve the scattering problem for a cavity buried in a graded half-space; the result is the infinite linear algebraic system, Eq. 共17兲. The system matrix is very complin n cated: One has to calculate 共d / dr兲Vm 共r兲 at r = a, where Vm is defined by Eq. 共16兲 as an infinite series of special functions with coefficients given as contour integrals. In principle, the system matrix could be computed but it is unclear whether this is a worthwhile exercise, given the limitations of the underlying model, with both shear modulus and density varying exponentially; see Eq. 共1兲. However, it may be possible to extract asymptotic results from the exact system of equations for small cavities or for cavities that are far from the interface: This remains for future work. Appendix: Integral Representations As explained in Sec. 4.1, we need to convert from polar coordinates to Cartesian coordinates in order to apply the interface conditions at x = 0. This is done using certain integral formulas. Thus, from Ref. 关17兴 共p. 178, Eq. 共2兲兲, we have the integral representation 1 i H共n1兲共kr兲 = 冕 ⬁+i ekr sinh w−nwdw 共A1兲 −⬁ The integration is along any contour in the complex w-plane, starting at w = −⬁ and ending at w = i + ⬁. When w = + i, where and are real, 兩ekr sinh w兩 = ekr sinh cos . Thus, we can generalize Eq. 共A1兲 to H共n1兲共kr兲 = 1 i 冕 ⬁+i2 ekr sinh w−nwdw 共A2兲 −⬁+i1 where the constants 1 and 2 must satisfy 1 1 − 2 ⬍ 1 ⬍ 2 and 1 2 3 ⬍ 2 ⬍ 2 In other words, we have some flexibility in our choice of contour, flexibility that we shall exploit shortly. Put w = + i共 − 兲. Then Eq. 共A2兲 becomes H共n1兲共kr兲ein = 共− 1兲n i 冕 ⬁+i2 e−kr共sinh cos +i cosh sin 兲e−nd −⬁+i1 共A3兲 where the constants 1 and 2 must satisfy 1 1 − 2 ⬍ 1 + − ⬍ 2 and 1 2 In particular, the choices 1 = 0 and 2 = show that 031009-4 / Vol. 76, MAY 2009 3 ⬍ 2 + − ⬍ 2 H共n1兲共kr兲ein = 共− 1兲n i for 冕 ⬁+i e−kr共sinh cos +i cosh sin 兲e−nd −⬁ 1 2 3 ⬍ ⬍ 2 共A4兲 This is the integral representation that we use in Sec. 4.1. 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