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The propagation of plane vertical transverse waves at an interface of a semi-infinite piezoelectric elastic medium under the influence of the initial stresses is discussed. The free surface of the piezoelectric elastic medium is considered to be adjacent to vacuum. We assumed that the piezoelectric material is anisotropic of the type of a transversely isotropic crystals (hexagonal crystal structure, class 6 mm). For an incident of vertical transverse plane wave, four types (two for the displacement and two for the electric potential) of reflected plane waves, called quasi-longitudinal (qP) and quasi-shear vertical (qSV) waves are shown to be exist. The relations governing the reflection coefficients of these reflected waves for various boundary conditions (mixed-free-fixed) are derived. It has been shown analytically that reflected coefficients of (qP) and (qSV) waves depend upon the angle of incidence, the parameters of electric potential, the material constants of the medium as well as the initial stresses presented in the medium. The numerical computations of reflection coefficients for different values of initial stresses have been carried out by computer for aluminum nitride (AlN) as an example and the results are given in the form of graphs. Finally, particular cases are considered in the absence of the initial stresses and the electric potential. Some of earlier studies have been compared to the special cases and shown good agreement with them.
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Abd-alla, Aen.N., Al-sheikh, F.A. & Al-Hossain, A.Y. The reflection phenomena of quasi-vertical transverse waves in piezoelectric medium under initial stresses. Meccanica 47, 731–744 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-011-9485-2
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