Longitudinal wave scattering from a partially bonded fiber (Q1187906)

The study of wave scattering due to interface cracks has received considerable attention in recent years in connection with the nondestructive evaluation of composite materials. Here the in-plane wave scattering from a circular fiber partially bonded to an otherwise homogeneous isotropic elastic medium is investigated. The transient response is expressed in terms of its Fourier transform. Based on numerical results obtained through the proposed method a suggestion is made asserting that the low frequence resonance occurrence may provide a way to determine the extent of the fiber debonding.