Numerical simulation of wave propagation in 3D elastic composites with rigid disk-shaped inclusions of variable mass

摘要: In many practical situations elastic composites are subjected to dynamic loadings of different physical nature, which origin the wave propagation in such structures. Then overall dynamic response of composite materials is characterized by the wave attenuation and dispersion due to the multiple wave scattering, in the local sense these materials are exhibited also by the dynamic stress intensification due to the wave interaction with the composite fillers. Essential influences on the mentioned phenomena have the shapes and the space distributions of inclusions, ie composite architecture, as well as matrix-inclusion materials characteristics. In this respect the numerical investigation of elastic wave propagation in the composite materials with inclusions of non-classical shape and contrast rigidity in comparison with the matrix material is highly demanded. A deep insight into their dynamic behavior, especially on the microscale, is extremely helpful to the design, optimization and manufacturing of composite materials with desired mechanical qualities, fracture and damage analysis, ultrasonic non-destructive testing of composites, and modeling of seismic processes in complex geological media.The macroscopic dynamic properties of particulate elastic composites can be described by effective dynamic parameters of the equivalent homogeneous effective medium via a suitable homogenization procedure. Generally speaking, the homogenization procedure to determine the effective dynamic properties of particulate elastic composites is much more complicated than its static counterpart because of the inclusion interactions and multiple wave scattering …