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In this paper we study the dispersion equation of Stoneley waves that are travelling in an inhomogeneous elastic half-space over an anisotropic homogeneous elastic half-space.
The phase velocity is calculated as a function of the wave number. The results indicate that the effect of anisotropy on such waves is small and can be neglected, while the effect of inhomogeneity is very pronounced. The results show that Stoneley waves do not exist after some cut-off value of the wave number.
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Goda, M.A.A. The effect of inhomogeneity and anisotropy on Stoneley waves. Acta Mechanica 93, 89–98 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01182575
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