International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 19 (1996), Issue 4, Pages 815-820
doi:10.1155/S0161171296001135
Axisymmetric Lamb's problem in a semi-infinite micropolar viscoelastic medium
P.K. Biswas1
, P.R. Sengupta2
and Lokenath Debnath3
1P O Parbatipur , Dist- NADIA, West Bengal, PIN 741235, India
2Department of Mathematics, Kalyani University, West Bengal, Kalyani, India
3Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida, Orlando 32816, Florida, USA
Abstract
A study is made of the axisymmetric problem of wave propagation under the influence of gravity in a micropolar viscoelastic semi-infinite medium when a time varying axisymmetric loading is applied on the surface of the medium. Special attention is given to the effects of gravity which induces a kind of initial stress of a hydrostatic nature on the wave propagation.