Nonlocal Effect on Shear Wave Propagation in a Fiber-Reinforced Poroelastic Layered Structure Subjected to Interfacial Impulsive Disturbance

The present study illuminates the influence of impulsive line source on Horizontally polarized shear (SH) waves propagating in a stratified structure consisting of two distinct nonlocal fiber-reinforced layers with voids over a foundation with nonlocal functionally graded fiber-reinforced substrate with voids. The governing equations for a nonlocal fiber-reinforced poroelastic medium are established. The proposed mathematical model incorporates the Green’s function technique and the Fourier transformation to yield the complex dispersion relation of the propagating wave. The study discloses the existence of two wave fronts of SH-waves propagating with different speeds through the layered structure. The second wave front arises as a result of existence of void pores, while the first wave front defines SH-wave propagation in a nonlocal fiber-reinforced layered structure. Each wave front possesses individual critical frequency beyond which they fail to propagate. Speeds of both wave fronts are influenced by the appearance of nonlocality parameter. Using MATHEMATICA, several graphs have been plotted to demonstrate the impact of key parameters on the dispersion and attenuation of both wave fronts. Some notable cases have been derived which validate the present mathematical model.