This thesis investigates the generation of second harmonic bulk waves in the
presence of a free boundary. Second harmonic waves have proven to be useful in
the field of nondestructive evaluation to detect fatigue in a material at an early
stage. Since most experimental setups include a free surface, the influence of such a
boundary is of significant practical interest. As a result, the objective of this research
is to develop a quantitative understanding of the complete process of second harmonic
generation at a free boundary.
This research shows that the interaction of primary waves (with each other) in
the nonlinear framework leads to the generation of second harmonic bulk waves. We
distinguish between self-interaction of a single primary wave and the cross-interaction
of two different primary waves. The proposed approach uses the perturbation method
to solve the nonlinear equations of motion, and shows two fundamentally different
solutions. In the case of resonance, the secondary waves grow with propagation
distance. This is the most important practical case, since the growing amplitudes of
these waves should be easier to experimentally measure. In the second, non-resonant
case, the amplitudes of the secondary waves are constant.
The complete process of second harmonic generation is analyzed for an incident Pand
an incident SV-wave, with the primary and secondary fields given. Finally, the
degenerate case of normal incidence is presented. Normal and oblique incidence are
compared with regard to their feasibility in experimental setups. The specific behavior
of second harmonic waves propagating in aluminum is numerically determined. These
results enable a variety of physical insights and conclusions to be drawn from the
analytical and numerical investigations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/37308 |
| Date | 30 August 2010 |
| Creators | Bender, Frank Alexander |
| Publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | Georgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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