Dispersion of love waves in a composite layer resting on monoclinic half-space

Dispersion of love waves is studied in a fibre-reinforced layer resting on monoclinic half-space. the wave velocity equation has been obtained for a fiber-reinforced layer resting on monoclinic half space. shear wave velocity ratio curve for love waves has been shown graphically for fibre reinforced material layer resting on various monoclinic half-spaces. in a similar way,shear wave velocity ratio curve for love waves has been plotted for an isotropic layer resting on various monoclinic half-spaces. from these curves,it has been observed that the curves are of similar type for a fibre reinforced layer resting on monoclinic half-spaces,and the shear wave velocity ratio ranges from 1.14 to 7.19,whereas for the case isotropic layer,this range varies from 1.0 to 2.19. © 2011 sukumar saha.