EFFECT OF INTERFACE LAYER ON LAMB WAVE PROPAGATION IN SOLID ADHESIVE JOINTS: A PERTURBATION MODEL

This paper presents a perturbation model for calculating the approximate Lamb wave velocities in solid adhesive joints. The numerical computations show that the approximate values of the Lamb wave velocities are very close to the exact ones if the thickness of the interface layer is small. A comparison of the perturbation analysis with the approximate "spring" model is given. The significance of the perturbation model is discussed for the inverse deduction of the mechanical properties of the interface layer from Lamb wave measurements.