0 2» “0 wo Calculation of the critical angles for a perspex to steel interface. a = incident angle B = refracted angle V1 = compressional velocity in perspex = 2740 m/s v2 = velocity instet, compressonal= 5960 m/s shear= 3240 mls Ist ertcal angle: ul 2140 mils sing = “1 x Sin sing = 240m y sin 99° vac a, © * 3960 mis Soe Sing = 0459731543 x 1 a = 278 2nd critical angle: _ 2740 ms 3240 ms * cee sing = 2 x sinp Sina Sine = 0,845679012 x 1 7.79 [At the first critical angle compression and shear waves co-exist, so the lowest angle for shear waves only in practical us, is just beyond the first critical angle, at an incident angle of 29°, which gives a refracted shear angle of 35°. 2s 3240 ms apie sing = 240m y sin 29° bead Since e 2740 m/s ‘Sine = 1.182481752 x 0.4848096 5° [At the second critical angle surface waves exist so the highest incident angle we use for shear waves is 56° that gives an 80° shear wave. ‘So the range of shear wave probe angles in stel (for practical purposes) are 35° to 80°, produced from incident angles of 29° to 56° in perspex. 80 35°