Wave propagation in transversely isotropic cylinders

Various approaches have been used for model1ing problems dealing with interaction of acoustic/elastic waves with transversely isotropic cylinders. The authors developed the first mathematical model for the scattering of acoustic waves from transversely isotropic cylinders [Honarvar, F., Sinclair, A.N., 1996. Acoustic wave scattering from transversely isotropic cylinders. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 100, 57–63.]. In the current paper, this model is used for derivation of the frequency equations of longitudinal and flexural wave propagation in free transversely isotropic cylinders. Consistency of this model with the physics of the problem is demonstrated and a systematic solution to the corresponding equations is developed. Numerical results obtained for a number of transversely isotopic cylinders are used for verification of the mathematical model.