Peridynamic modeling of Lamb wave propagation in bimaterial plates.

Abstract In this study the nonlocal bond-based peridynamic (PD) theory was applied to simulate Lamb wave transmission in 2D bimaterial plates. Plates of unlike materials were jointed end-to-end to make a bimaterial plate. The surface of the plate was then excited tangentially by single-frequency and multi-frequency force signals. The influence of changing material properties on travelling of the symmetric and antisymmetric Lamb waves were studied in detail. The phase and group velocities of travelling wave in bimaterial plates were calculated and it was found that dissimilar material properties of two joint plates can significantly alter the amplitude and arrival time of the wave. Moreover, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of the time history of symmetric Lamb wave velocity was calculated and verified. Accuracy and consistency of PD wave model was confirmed entirely using Spectral Finite Element Method (SFEM). The comparison between the results of two applied methods shows a good agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]