1. Introduction
In the field of elastic wave scattering, a striking phenomenon is observed in that the holes in the structure tend to not be circular but rather elliptical. In view of this, the inverse problem of defects containing elliptical holes in the strip plate can be roughly understood as a scattering problem of the SH wave of an elliptical hole in an infinite strip plate. In recent decades, in order to meet the needs of both theoretical development and engineering practice, many scholars have actively explored this field and achieved a series of fruitful results.
Tracing back to the beginning of elastic wave theory, Rayleigh and Lamb pioneered its establishment, which was a beacon to attract many scholars to the vast world of elastic wave research. In recent years, Hao et al. [
1] studied the stress concentration of elliptical hole edges in elastic media and successfully revealed the internal law of this stress distribution through in-depth experiments and rigorous theoretical analysis, which laid a solid foundation for subsequent research. ZHAO and QI [
2] focused on the surface displacement of shallowly buried elliptical holes in a soft stratified half-space under the action of SH waves, skillfully designing experiments and using advanced measurement techniques to accurately obtain the relevant data, which provided an indispensable basis for understanding the propagation effect of SH waves in complex stratigraphic structures in depth. Qi et al. [
3,
4] conducted a series of systematic and in-depth studies on the problem of SH wave scattering when there are cracks in the structure, and deeply analyzed the interference mechanism of cracks on the propagation characteristics of SH waves with innovative research methods and meticulous observations. Jie et al. [
5] numerically calculated the DSCF for the dynamic inverse response of a double half-space, including round holes and periodic interfacial cracks. Yang et al. [
6,
7,
8,
9] explored SH wave scattering in complex environments and inclusions in media. Aerospace et al. [
10] conducted an in-depth study on the dynamic response of elliptical inclusions embedded in an anisotropic half-space, and the results effectively expanded the understanding of these inclusions, providing an important reference for related engineering applications. Weng et al. [
11] focused on the transient response of SH waves to dynamic stress concentrations around circular openings and successfully revealed the key characteristics of this physical process by establishing accurate mathematical models and conducting a large number of numerical simulations, which provided a strong theoretical support for dynamic response problems in practical engineering. Siddhartha et al. [
12] studied the scattering properties of SH waves on irregular free surfaces and derived the expression of the induced reflection displacement caused by this scattering.
The problems related to various inclusions and defects in the banding domain have also been studied and discussed for hundreds of years. Due to the scattering of incident and reflected waves via holes, additional scattered waves occur at the interface between the holes and bands, increasing the complexity of the corresponding total wave field. Meng and Hui [
13] accurately calculated the dynamic stress concentration of an infinitely long strip region with elliptical inclusions through ingenious calculation methods, providing key reference data for these inclusions in the band domain. Cai et al. [
14] revealed the scattering of time harmonic SH waves via cylindrical defects at any location in an elastic band-shaped domain. Xiang et al. [
15] conducted an in-depth study on the dynamic stress concentrations during the inverse plane motion caused by circular and non-circular pores in strip media, with their detailed experimental observations and accurate theoretical calculations providing a solid basis for further exploring the influence of holes in the ribbon domain on SH waves. This strongly promoted the development of research in this field. Fuqing et al. [
16] proposed a mirror image method in elliptical coordinates to study the scattering of steady-state SH waves via elliptical media. Fan et al. [
17] used the multi-directional iterative mirror image method to successfully solve the governing differential equation of a wave function with a boundary value condition, and their results promoted the wide application of related mathematical methods in the study of SH waves, providing a powerful tool for more accurately describing and predicting the propagation of SH waves. Kumar et al. [
18] studied moving interface cracks caused by SH waves in composite bands of orthotropic materials, and their results have enriched the understanding of the interaction between SH waves and cracks, providing an important theoretical basis for the application and performance optimization of these materials.
Elastic waves have a wide range of applications, and their research value is fully reflected in many fields. Zhou et al. [
19,
20] combined elastic wave theory with piezomagnetic materials to study SH wave scattering and dynamic stress concentration in non-circular open piezomagnetic materials and actively carried out research on the reverse time offset imaging of SH wave seismic data and velocity model construction in the field of seismology, making important contributions to the development of seismic monitoring and geological exploration technology. In terms of geology, Zhang et al. [
21,
22,
23] also obtained a detailed analytical solution to the problem of scattering SH waves in unique topographies, while Lee et al. [
24,
25,
26] conducted a series of studies on the scattering of SH waves for complex geological topographies such as mountains, slopes, and basins, and obtained the corresponding analytical solutions via simulating the real environment. Qi et al. investigated the surface motion of an elliptical arc valley in the lower half of an incident SH wave and the anti-plane dynamic analysis of an elliptical tunnel [
27,
28]. Song [
29,
30] and other scholars skillfully used ultrasonic methods for the non-destructive testing and regulation of residual stress, and the results provided an effective and reliable means for the evaluation and optimization of the residual stress of engineering structures, significantly improving their safety and service life. Mei et al. [
31] proposed a composite material that can detect various types of composite materials via multi-mode guided waves. In the solar thermal energy industry, Kogia et al. [
32] studied electromagnetic acoustic sensors that can detect significant mechanisms in high-temperature panels via excitation-guided waves. It can be seen that the application of elastic waves in various fields is ubiquitous and that in-depth research on elastic waves is of far-reaching significance for promoting the progress of science and technology and the development of engineering.
For the study of strip domains, previous studies have mainly focused on cylinders, inclusion, and circular holes; this study, however, analyzes irregular circles, that is, oval holes, and transforms the space problem to the problem of the strip plate, expanding the research field. For the inverse problem of the scattering of elliptical holes in strip plates under incident SH waves, the scattering of SH waves can be studied using elliptical holes in the strip domain. Based on the above research background, in this study, we use the Helmholtz equation to determine the stress of the scattered incident wave and use any point of the elliptical hole edge to establish the relationship between the radial angle and the angle between the perpendicular line and the coordinate axis of the point. This cleverly avoids the use of traditional conformal transformation technology, simplifying the problem and improving the accuracy of solving the DSCF. Then, according to the free boundary condition of the edge of the strip domain and the zero tangential stress at the elliptical hole, an infinite linear algebraic equation is constructed, the stress function of the elliptical hole edge is connected by a function, and finally, a simulation analysis is carried out via a program to analyze the influence of different parameters on the dynamic stress concentration factor in detail.
2. Problem Description and Model Establishment
A schematic representation of elliptical holes at multiple locations in the banding domain under SH wave action is shown in
Figure 1. All oval holes in the banded domain are numbered
.
For the band-shaped domain problem, in order to eliminate the influence of the upper and lower boundaries on the scattering of elliptical holes, the “successive mirroring” method is adopted in this study: all elliptical holes are mirrored, and the coordinates of the mirrored elliptical holes are transformed into the original elliptical hole coordinates and then iteratively added. This is so that the band-shaped domain can be approximated as approaching infinity, not affecting the scattering of elliptical holes. The following is an analysis of the upward and downward mirroring of an elliptical hole.
As shown in
Figure 2, after establishing the local coordinate system
and the coordinate system
in the horizontal direction of the elliptical hole
, the corresponding complex plane is
and
, and the corresponding angle between the two coordinate systems is
. The relationship between the complex planes
and
can be expressed as follows:
Figure 3
shows all elliptical hole coordinates after establishing an upward mirror image, wherein
represents the odd number of mirror images,
represents the upward mirror image, and
represents the first elliptical hole. The corresponding complex plane of the local coordinate system
and the horizontal coordinate system
of the elliptical hole is
and
. The coordinate system
is symmetrical along
, obtaining
, and the corresponding complex plane is
. The relationship between the complex planes
and
is as follows:
Then, the coordinate system
is rotated counterclockwise by
to obtain the coordinate system
, and the corresponding complex plane is
. The relationship between the complex planes
and
is as follows:
Finally, the coordinate system
translation is transformed to the coordinate system
, and the corresponding complex plane is
. The relationship between the final complex plane
and the complex plane
is as follows:
Figure 4 shows the establishment of the coordinate system of an upward mirror with an even number of elliptical holes, wherein
represents the even number of mirror images, establishing the corresponding local coordinate system
and the horizontal coordinate system
; the corresponding complex plane is
and
. The coordinate system
rotates clockwise by an angle of
to obtain the coordinate system
; the corresponding complex plane is
and the corresponding angle between the two coordinate systems is
, where
. The relationship between the complex plane
and the complex plane
is as follows:
Then, the coordinate system
translation is transformed into the coordinate system
. The relationship between the complex plane
and the complex plane
is as follows:
Similarly, as shown in
Figure 5, for an elliptical hole that is mirrored downwards an odd number of times, the coordinate transformation relationship is the same as that of the upward mirror, but the translation distance is different from that of the original elliptical hole.
When the corresponding local coordinate system is and the horizontal coordinate system is , the corresponding complex planes are and , and the corresponding angle between the two coordinate systems is , where .
The coordinate system
is symmetrical along
, leading to
. The corresponding complex plane is
, and the relationship between the complex planes
and
is as follows:
Rotating the coordinate system
counterclockwise by
obtains the coordinate system
. The corresponding complex plane is
, and the relationship between the complex planes
is as follows:
After transforming the translation of the coordinate system to the coordinate system , the corresponding complex plane is .
In the end, the relationship between the complex planes
and
is as follows:
Similarly, as shown in
Figure 6, the transformation relationship of the downward mirror after an even number of downward mirrors is the same as that of the upward mirror, but the translation distance is different.
Establishing the corresponding local coordinate system and the horizontal coordinate system , the corresponding complex plane is and , and the corresponding angle between the two coordinate systems is , where .
The coordinate system
is rotated clockwise by
to obtain the coordinate system
. The corresponding complex plane is
, and the relationship between the complex plane
and the complex plane
is as follows:
The translation of the coordinate system
is transformed into the coordinate system
, and finally, the relationship between the complex plane
and the complex plane
is as follows:
3. Incident Wave and Scattered Wave Field
3.2. Scattered Wave Field
For multiple elliptical holes in the banded domain, when the elastic wave propagates to one elliptical hole, scattering occurs, and the scattered wave continues to propagate to other holes. For the R elliptical hole, the scattered wave field generated in the elliptical hole P is as follows:
4. Establishment of the Elliptical Hole Equation
The traditional method can be used to solve the problem of elliptical holes, using the “angle mapping method” to map the elliptical holes into circular holes for analysis and calculation. In this paper, the relationship between the radial angle of any point of the elliptical hole and the angle between the perpendicular line of the point and the coordinate axis is established, avoiding the use of angle transformations.
As shown in
Figure 7, the elliptic equation is established as follows:
where
is the long axis and
is the short axis. Then,
.
The polar equation at polar coordinates
is as follows:
According to Equations (12) and (13), the radiance angle at a point of the elliptical hole is as follows:
5. Radial Stress and Tangential Stress of the Incident Wave and Scattered Wave
The expressions for the radial and tangential stresses of the wave in the polar coordinate system are as follows:
where
represents the wave field,
denotes radial stress, and
denotes tangential stress.
According to Equations (15) and (16), the radial and tangential stresses of the incident and scattered waves after the mirrored images are as follows:
Incident wave radial stress:
Tangential stress of the incident wave:
Radial stress of scattered waves:
Tangential stress of the scattered wave:
Among them:
6. Connection Conditions
For zero tangential radial stress, at any point on the edge of the elliptical hole
in the strip domain, we obtain the following:
Expanding Equation (17) and moving the incident wave to the right of the formula and the scattered wave to the left, we obtain the following equation:
For Equation (18), we multiply both sides by
at the same time and integrate
to obtain the following:
The finite term is determined from the above equation and calculated via a computer to obtain the coefficient matrix A, and the corresponding wave field and stress can be obtained returning to the previous formulas. The finite term used in the work is 9.
7. Dynamic Stress Concentration Coefficient
8. Results
For the defect problem of multiple elliptical holes in the banding domain, two holes were selected for calculation in this study. The influence of elliptical defects, the spacing between the two holes, and the thickness of the band-shaped domain on the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge under the conditions of low-frequency incidence and medium–high-frequency incidence were analyzed.
Figure 8 shows the DSCF influence curve of hole No. 1 when the incident wave numbers are 0.1, 1, and 2 with the change in parameters. At this time, the deflection angle
of the incident wave is
; the deflection angle of the two holes
is
. The maximum value of the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge appears at about
and
at the medium-frequency incidence, and the maximum value of the dynamic stress concentration coefficient at the hole edge appears at about
and
at the low- and high-frequency incidences. At the low-frequency incidence, with the increase in parameters, the dynamic stress concentration coefficient decreases at
and
. At the middle- and high-frequency incidences, the DSCF pattern changes significantly in the right half, and in the middle frequency, it is mainly concentrated around
and
, and the DSCF also increases with the increase in parameter a1. At a high frequency, it is mainly concentrated around
, and with the increase in parameter
, the DSCF also increases.
The data show that it is advisable to use the elliptical hole, as we must avoid angle mapping and more accurately determine the influence of any point on the DSCF of the elliptical hole edge. At the low-frequency incidence, the change in DSCF at the elliptical I confirm
Hole edge is symmetrical, and the curve of the change is very gentle, which indicates that the influence of the other hole on DSCF is weak at the low-frequency incidence.
Figure 9 shows the influence of the change in the incident wave number and the distance between the two holes on the dynamic stress concentration coefficient. At this time, the deflection angle
of the incident wave is
and the deflection angle
of the two holes is
. The size of the two holes is
. When the incident wave is low frequency, the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge decreases continuously with the increase in the parameter
. When the incident wave is high frequency, the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge is the largest when the parameter
and smallest when
.
From this, we can see that the distance between the two holes is not as large as possible, nor is it better to be smaller, and it varies with the frequency of the incident wave. However, the change in DSCF is the most stable at low frequencies and most volatile at medium frequencies.
In
Figure 9, we can observe that the DSCF curve is most stable at low frequencies. In order to further determine the effect of the gradual increase in parameter d on the dynamic stress at the hole edge, the incidence angle is kept at 10 and the deflection angle is 30. The parameter is increased from 5 to 30, as shown in
Figure 10. With the continuous increase in parameter d, the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge decreases continuously and the decreasing trend after
d = 10 does not clearly change; that is, the rate of decrease is slow. As we have come to the same conclusion, the effect of the distance between the two holes on the DSCF tends to be stable at low frequencies.
Figure 11
shows the effect of the thickness of the band-shaped domain on the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge when the incident wave number is 0.1, 1, and 2. At this moment, the deflection angle
of the incident wave is
; the deflection angle
of the two holes is
; the size of the two holes is
and
; and the distance between the two holes is
. In the case of low-frequency incidence, the dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge is largest when the parameter
and smallest when the parameter
. It reaches a maximum at the medium-frequency incidence, and a maximum at the high-frequency incidence when the parameter
. At both low- and high-frequency incidences, the maximum value appears around
and
.
At the low-frequency incidence, the pattern of the DSCF is largest at d = 20 and then decreases, indicating that the DSCF changes regularly, and its magnitude changes at the low-frequency incidence.
In order to further determine the variation law at low frequency, the MAX DSCF at the hole edge was determined. Let the parameter
. As shown in
Figure 12, the MAX DSCF exhibits a wave shape at the low-frequency incidence, which is consistent with the conclusions we obtained. As shown in the figure, the maximum dynamic stress concentration coefficient of the hole edge fluctuates at the low-frequency incidence, and it does not change constantly but fluctuates within a certain range, indicating that the thickness of the band domain has a complex influence on the maximum value of the dynamic stress concentration coefficient and not a simple linear relationship.
Therefore, we can observe that the thickness of the band domain fluctuates within a certain range, but the degree of change is not large; however, when the thickness reaches a certain value, the fluctuation in MAX DSCF will become larger. That is, the thickness has a greater influence upon it, and in order to obtain the thickness of the band domain in a rational state, we need to control it to within a certain range.
9. Conclusions
In this paper, the dynamic analysis of a strip plate containing elliptical holes under incident SH waves was performed using the complex function method and the polar coordinate transformation method. The Cartesian and polar coordinate systems of the original and mirrored elliptical holes in the strip plate were constructed, and then expressions of the wave field and stress were obtained. The relationship between the radial angle of any point of the elliptical hole edge and the angle between the perpendicular line and the coordinate axis of the elliptical hole was then established via the elliptical hole equation, and the dynamic stress effect of the SH wave incidence on the edge of the elliptical hole was determined. The research method has general significance for similar scattering problems in the band domain.
Although traditional methods for solving elliptical hole problems, such as the conformal angle mapping method, can deal with some simple geometric problems to a certain extent, their limitations gradually become apparent in problems with multiple elliptical defects in complex banding domains. In the case of irregular elliptical hole shapes and the interaction of multiple elliptical holes, it may be difficult to accurately describe the geometry and wave propagation characteristics using the conformal mapping method, resulting in complex calculations and large potential errors. At the same time, when traditional methods are used to deal with complex boundary conditions and many-body scattering problems, tedious mathematical derivation and approximation processing are often required and it is difficult to obtain accurate analytical solutions. The combination of the complex function method and the successive mirror image method can accurately describe the geometry of the elliptical hole and the scattering process of the wave in the banding domain. The analytical solution of the problem was obtained by rationally constructing the complex potential function and using the mirror principle, which allowed us to analyze the distribution and stress concentration of the wave field in depth, rather than just obtaining numerical approximations. Accurate analytical solutions are of great significance for understanding the nature of physical phenomena, verifying numerical calculation methods, and providing an accurate theoretical basis for engineering design.
The numerical results show that the size of the elliptical hole has little effect on the dynamic stress concentration phenomenon of the strip plate, but it is greatly affected by the number of incident waves. The influence of the distance between the two holes on the dynamic stress concentration of the strip plate will change with the increase in the distance and then remain stable; thus, the distance between the holes should be considered when the through holes are produced in the plate parts. The influence of the thickness of the strip plate on the dynamic stress concentration is uncertain and variable, but it will suddenly increase when it reaches a certain value, so certain restrictions are required for the thickness of the strip plate.
By studying the dynamic stress of a strip plate with elliptical holes under incident SH waves, it was found that it is feasible to study elastic waves in the band domain space. Therefore, the application of elastic waves in the detection of plate and shell structures has been rigorously theoretically verified, providing theoretical support for subsequent engineering practice.