Reflection of plane micropolar viscoelasticity waves at a loosely bonded solid-solid interface

Abstract. A solution of the field equations governing small motions of a micropolar viscoelastic solid half-space is employed to study the reflection and transmission of plane waves at a loosely bonded interface between two dissimilar micropolar viscoelastic solid half-spaces. The amplitude ratios for various reflected and refracted waves are computed for a particular model for different values of bonding parameter. The variations of these amplitude ratios with the angle of inci-dence are shown graphically. Effects of bonding parameter and viscosity on the amplitude ratios are shown