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For propagation of Rayleigh surface waves in a transversely isotropic graded piezoelectric half-space with material properties varying continuously along depth direction, the Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin (WKB) technique is employed for the asymptotic analytical derivations. The phase velocity equations for both the electrically open and shorted cases at the free surface are obtained. Influences of piezoelectric material parameters graded variations on Rayleigh wave dispersion relations, particles’ displacements magnitude and corresponding decay properties are discussed. Results obtained indicate that coupled Rayleigh waves can propagate at the surface of the graded piezoelectric half-space, and their dispersion relations and the particles displacements ellipticity at the free surface are dependent upon the graded variation tendency of the material parameters. By the Rayleigh surface waves phase velocities relative changing values combined with the relationship between the wave number and the material graded coefficient, a theoretical foundation can be provided for the graded material characterization by experimental measurement.
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Cao, X., Jin, F. & Wang, Z. On dispersion relations of Rayleigh waves in a functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM) half-space. Acta Mech 200, 247–261 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-008-0002-1
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