Mathematical Problems in Engineering 
Volume 8 (2002), Issue 2, Pages 151-159
doi:10.1080/10241230212909

Guided waves in a fluid-loaded transversely isotropic plate

F. Ahmad, N. Kiyani, F. Yousaf, and M. Shams

 Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Received 22 June 2001; Revised 7 August 2001

Abstract

Dispersion relations are obtained for the propagation of symmetric and antisymmetric modes in a free transversely isotropic plate. Dispersion curves are plotted for the first four symmetric modes for a magnesium plate immersed in water. The first mode is highly damped and switches over to the second mode when the normalized frequency exceeds 12.