B2.26
Part II, 2004
The linearised equation of motion governing small disturbances in a homogeneous elastic medium of density is
where is the displacement, and and are the Lamé constants. Derive solutions for plane longitudinal waves with wavespeed , and plane shear waves with wavespeed .
The half-space is filled with the elastic solid described above, while the slab is filled with an elastic solid with shear modulus , and wavespeeds and . There is a vacuum in . A harmonic plane wave of frequency and unit amplitude propagates from towards the interface . The wavevector is in the -plane, and makes an angle with the -axis. Derive the complex amplitude, , of the reflected wave in . Evaluate for all possible values of , and explain your answer.