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Antisymmetric-Symmetric Mode Conversion of Ultrasonic Lamb Waves and Negative Refraction on Thin Steel Plate

  • Sung, Jin Woo;Kim, Young H.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.270-275
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    • 2013
  • In this study, focusing of ultrasonic Lamb wave by negative refraction with mode conversion from antisymmetric to symmetric mode was investigated. When a wave propagates backward by negative refraction, the energy flux is antiparallel to the phase velocity. Backward propagation of Lamb wave is quite well known, but the behavior of backward Lamb wave at an interface has rarely been investigated. A pin-type transducer is used to detect Lamb wave propagating on a steel plate with a step change in thickness. Conversion from forward to backward propagating mode leads to negative refraction and thus wave focusing. By comparing the amplitudes of received Lamb waves at a specific frequency measured at different distance between transmitter and interface, the focusing of Lamb wave due to negative refraction was confirmed.

ATInSAR HOLOGRAM OBSERVATIONS OF COASTAL WAVE REFARCTION

  • Marghany, Maged
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.438-440
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    • 2003
  • This study is introducing a new approach of ATInSAR hologram for modeling wave refraction spectra pattern. TOPSAR data with L$_{-HH}$ and C-vv bands utilized spatial variation of wave refraction. Based on the phase information in along track interferometry, and ATInSAR hologram the quantitative information such swell wave height and spectra energy have been modeled. The phase information in ATInSAR hologram images can be transferred to wave refraction The ATInSAR hologram can be used to investigate the wave refraction pattern along the coastal waters. The fringe information pattern was shown to be useful in modeling wave refaction spectra varaition. The hologram interferometry wave refraction model consists of two sub-models. The purpose of first sub-model is to determine the swell wave height by using ATInSAR. Second sub-model aims to generate the holographic interferometry from the information of two wave spectra which detected by ATInSAR technique. The azimuth cut-off variations along the fringe patterns will be estimated. As azimuth cut-off contains the wave height information which could be used the significant wave height variation in convergence and divergence zone.

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Analytical Method for Determining the Degree of Wave Refraction (파랑의 굴절 정도를 예측하는 해석기법)

  • Jung, Tae-Hwa;Lee, Changhoon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.217-222
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    • 2018
  • An analytical method for determining the degree of wave refraction is investigated. The ray tracing method previously used to calculate wave propagating cannot explain the degree of refraction caused by different kinds of conditions. In this study, we suggest the index of refraction degree using the principle that refraction is caused by the difference of phase velocities along the crest line.

Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Effect of Wave on Refraction and Diffraction (파의 굴절 및 회절에 미치는 비선형 효과에 대한 수치해석)

  • 이정규;이종인
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 1990
  • Based on second-order Stokes wave and parabolic approximation, a refraction-diffraction model for linear and nonlinear waves is developed. With the assumption that the water depth is slowly varying, the model equation describes the forward scattered wavefield. The parabolic approximation equations account for the combined effects of refraction and diffraction, while the influences of bottom friction, current and wind have been neglected. The model is tested against laboratory experiments for the case of submerged circular shoal, when both refraction and diffraction are equally significant. Based on Boussinesq equations, the parabolic approximation eq. is applied to the propagation of shallow water waves. In the case without currents, the forward diffraction of Cnoidal waves by a straight breakwater is studied numerically. The formation of stem waves along the breakwater and the relation between the stem waves and the incident wave characteristics are discussed. Numerical experiments are carried out using different bottom slopes and different angles of incidence.

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Prediction Wave Transformation for Using Wave Spceturm (스펙트럼을 이용한 파랑변형 예측)

  • 박정철;김재중
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.235-242
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    • 1999
  • Wave which propagate from the offshore cause transformation of diffraction, refraction, and reflection etc. in coming in the coastal by depth change. Especially, Wave strongly show the charcateristics of rancom wave in the coastal zone. Developed wave model until a recent date analysed regular waves with height and period equal to those of the significant wave, In case of Monochromatic wave, it can be analysed fine in the offshore, but differ from in coastal zone. In this study, form of governing equation is parabolic mild slope equation. This model calculated random wave for using frequency spectrum and directional spectrum from input data condition of wave. This model is applied to Vincent shoal and compared with laboratory experimental data. The results agreed well with laboratory data.

Waveform inversion of shallow seismic refraction data using hybrid heuristic search method (하이브리드 발견적 탐색기법을 이용한 천부 굴절법 자료의 파형역산)

  • Takekoshi, Mika;Yamanaka, Hiroaki
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.99-104
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    • 2009
  • We propose a waveform inversion method for SH-wave data obtained in a shallow seismic refraction survey, to determine a 2D inhomogeneous S-wave profile of shallow soils. In this method, a 2.5D equation is used to simulate SH-wave propagation in 2D media. The equation is solved with the staggered grid finite-difference approximation to the 4th-order in space and 2nd-order in time, to compute a synthetic wave. The misfit, defined using differences between calculated and observed waveforms, is minimised with a hybrid heuristic search method. We parameterise a 2D subsurface structural model with blocks with different depth boundaries, and S-wave velocities in each block. Numerical experiments were conducted using synthetic SH-wave data with white noise for a model having a blind layer and irregular interfaces. We could reconstruct a structure including a blind layer with reasonable computation time from surface seismic refraction data.

Comparison of Shear-wave Velocity Sections from Inverting SH-wave Traveltimes of First Arrivals and Surface Wave Dispersion Curves (SH파 초동주시 역산과 표면파 분산곡선 역산으로부터 구한 횡파속도 단면 비교)

  • Lee, Chang-Min;Kim, Ki-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2005
  • Two-dimensional S-wave velocity sections from SH-wave refraction tomography and surface wave dispersions were obtained by inverting traveltimes of first arrivals and surface wave dispersions, respectively. For the purpose of comparison, a P-wave velocity tomogram was also obtained from a P-wave refraction profiling. P and Rayleigh waves generated by vertical blows on a plate with a sledgehammer were received by 100- and 4.5-Hz geophones, respectively. SH-waves generated by horizontal blows on both sides of a 50 kg timber were received by 8 Hz horizontal geophones. The shear-wave signals were enhanced subtracting data of left-side blows from ones of the right-side blows. Shear-wave velocities from tomography inversion of first-arrival times were compared with ones from inverting dispersion curves of Rayleigh waves. Although the two velocity sections look similar to each other in general, the one from the surface waves tends to have lower velocities. First arrival picking of SH waves is troublesome since P and PS-converted waves arrive earlier than SH waves. Application of the surface wave method, on the other hand, is limited where lateral variation of subsurface tructures is not mild.

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An Analysis of Wave Height Distribution in the Vicinity of Samcheon New-Harbor (삼천포 신항의 파고분포 해석)

  • Jang, Dae-Jeong;Ham, Gye-Un
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2010
  • The calmness inside a harbor plays an important role in the appropriate disposition of harbor structures. However, it is not easy to acquire accurate computational results because these are affected by many factors concerned with wave transformation. Recently, numerical model tests, which are quicker and more economical than hydraulic model experiments, were carried out for the purpose of analyzing wave height distributions in harbors. This paper presents a numerical model that is able to calculate wave heights inside a harbor. It is based on a time-dependent mild slope involving wave refraction, diffraction, shoaling effect, and reflection. In particular, arbitrary reflectivity is used at the boundary in order to simulate the real harbor reflection condition. The proposed numerical model is applied to Samcheon new-harbor in order to investigate harbor calmness.

A Study on the Characteristics of the Stem Wave in front of the Coastal Structure (해안구조물 전면의 Stem Wave특성에 관한 연구)

  • PARK HYO-BONG;YOON HAN-SAM;RYU CHEONG-RO
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.17 no.5 s.54
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    • pp.25-31
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    • 2003
  • Numerical experiments have been conducted using the nonlinear combined refraction-diffraction model, in order to analyze the generation characteristics of stem wave, which is formed by the interaction between vertical structure and the oblique incident waves. The results of stem wave are discussed through the stem wave height distribution along/normal vertical structure, under the wide range of incident wave conditions-wave heights, periods, depths, and angles. Under the same wave height and period, the larger the incident wave angle, the higher the stem wave heights. According to the results of wave height distribution, in front of vertical structure, the maximum of stern wave heights occurs in the location bordering the vertical wall. Furthermore, the most significant result is that stem waves occur under the incident angles between $0^{\circ}\;and\;30^{\circ}$, and the stem wave height ratio has the maximum value, which is approximately 1.85 times the incident wave height when the incident wave angle becomes $23^{\circ}$.