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  • Solid Mechanics
  • Materials Science
  • Acoustics

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  • Surface Rayleigh waves are used for material defect characterization.
  • Analytical modeling of defect-induced nonlinear Rayleigh wave features is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an explicit analytical solution for Rayleigh wave scattering by micro-cracks.
  • To investigate the second harmonic generated by micro-crack interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the elastodynamic reciprocity theorem.
  • Employed a virtual wave approach for analytical solution.
  • Performed numerical simulations for verification.

Main Results:

  • Derived a full analytical solution for the micro-crack-induced second harmonic wavefield.
  • Demonstrated quantitative agreement between analytical and numerical results.
  • Validated the solution for depicting crack-perturbed Rayleigh wavefields.

Conclusions:

  • The analytical solution accurately models Rayleigh wave nonlinearity caused by cracks.
  • Advances the use of Rayleigh waves for early and quantitative characterization of material defects.
  • Provides a tool for calibrating crack-induced wave nonlinearity.