In this study, we consider the propagation of the Love-type wave in piezoelectric gradient covering layer on an elastic half-space having an imperfect interface between them. Dispersion relation has been obtained in the form of determinant for both electrically open and short cases. The effects of different material gradient coefficients of functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM) and ...

[1] Love wave phase velocities for fundamental and higher modes are difficult to measure because the different modes cannot easily be separated. Following Yoshizawa and Kennett (2002), we generate suites of path specific onedimensional shear wave velocity profiles using the Neighbourhood Algorithm of Sambridge (1999a). From this family of O(10) models both fundamental and higher mode phase velo...

Dispersion of Love waves is studied in a fibre-reinforced layer resting on monoclinic half-space. The wave velocity equation has been obtained for a fiber-reinforced layer resting on monoclinic half space. Shear wave velocity ratio curve for Love waves has been shown graphically for fibre reinforced material layer resting on various monoclinic half-spaces. In a similar way, shear wave velocity ...

A 440MHz wireless and passive Love-wave-based chemical sensor was developed for CO2 detection. The developed device was composed of a reflective delay line patterned on 41 YX LiNbO3 piezoelectric substrate, a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) waveguide layer, and Teflon AF 2400 sensitive film. A theoretical model is presented to describe wave propagation in Love wave devices with large piezoelec...

In the present paper we study the effect of rigid boundary on the propagation of Love waves in an inhomogeneous substratum over an initially stressed half space, where the heterogeneity is both in rigidity and density. The dispersion equation of the phase velocity has been derived. It has been found that the phase velocity of Love wave is considerably influenced by the rigid boundary, inhomogen...

Dispersion of Love waves is studied in a self-reinforced layer lying over an elastic non-homogeneous half space. The wave velocity equation is found to be in perfect agreement with the corresponding classical result when the anisotropic elastic parameters tend to zero. Dispersion curves for the shear wave velocity ratio and the effect of anisotropy and heterogeneity have been shown graphically....

We derive displacement equations for Rayleigh and Love waves in simple structural models for point sources in order to better understand source effects on their wavefields and radiation patterns. In doing so, we analytically demonstrate the existence of surface waves in these Earth models. Rayleigh and Love wave radiation patterns are found to mimic the P and SH radiation patterns, respectively...

This paper presents an optimal design for a Love wave reflective delay line on 41o YX LiNbO₃ with a polymer guiding layer for wireless sensor applications. A theoretical model was established to describe the Love wave propagation along the larger piezoelectric substrate with polymer waveguide, and the lossy mechanism from the viscoelastic waveguide was discussed, which results in the optimal gu...