The propagation of plane waves in nonlocal visco-thermoelastic porous medium based on nonlocal strain gradient theory

Abstract

The present paper deals with propagation of plane harmonic waves in nonlocal visco-thermoelastic porous medium based on the nonlocal strain gradient theory. For the first time, the assumptions of Green-Naghdi model type III of hyperbolic thermoelasticity with voids in conjunction with nonlocal strain gradient theory are taken into account in formulation of the problem. The constitutive relations and field equations for nonlocal thermoelastic materials with voids are presented. In addition to transverse waves, three longitudinal waves (elastic, thermal, volume fraction) can be observed. The fundamental solution to equations for steady oscillations is derived. The effects of nonlocal length scale parameter, voids, viscosity on phase velocities, attenuation coefficients and penetration depths of waves with diverse frequencies are comprehensively studied and graphically presented.

KEYWORDS:

• Plane waves
• steady oscillations
• voids
• visco-thermoelasticity
• nonlocal strain gradient theory

Acknowledgement

The author is thankful to Dr Krzysztof Kamil Żur for his help during the preparation of the manuscript.

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