A Note on waves Generated at a Liquid Solid Interface-II (Viscous Effects)

Abstract

This paper, being a continuation of a previous note of the same title, deals with the effect of viscosity on the interface waves propagated in a liquid layer overlying a generalized thermoelastic solid halfspace. This note extends the results of Harinath and has applications to defence science and geophysical problems. The problem considered has more relevance to the physical situations encountered in reality than its elastic counterpart. In other words, generalized thermoelasticity fits into the realistic situation better than classical elasticity or coupled thermoelasticity. The details pertaining to the non viscous effects of liquid layer overlying a perfectly elastic halfspace may be found in the treatise by Ewing, Jardetzky and Press those of coupled thermoelasticity in the treatise by Nowacki and details of wave propagation problems in generalized thermoelasticity in the concise paper by Harinath. The stress strain relations used for a viscous fluid may be found in Pipkin, with slight modifications, without any loss in generality. Most of the results obtained here are new.