Propagation of Cylindrical Rayleigh Waves in a Transversly Isotropic Thermoelastic Diffusive Solid Half-Space

The propagation of cylindrical Rayleigh waves in a trans- versely isotropic thermoelastic diffusive solid half-space subjected to stress free, isothermal/insulated and impermeable or isoconcentrated boundary conditions is investigated in the framework of different theories of ther- moelastic diffusion. The dispersion equation of cylindrical Rayleigh waves has been derived. The phase velocity and attenuation coefficients have been computed from the dispersion equation by using Muller’s method. Some special cases of dispersion equation are also deduced