Presentation on

Snell's law
by
ndtctc team
 Normal

Incident I
Material 1

Material 2 Refracted
R

Sine I Vel in Material 1


Sine R Vel in Material 2
 C When an incident beam of
C sound approaches an
interface of two different
materials: Refraction occurs
Perspex
There may be one or more than
one waveform transmitted into
the second material,
Steel example: Compression and
Shear

When a waveform
C changes into another
S waveform: MODE
CHANGE
Where:
• VL1 is the longitudinal wave
velocity in material 1.
• VL2 is the longitudinal wave
velocity in material 2.
• VS1 is the shear wave
velocity in material 1.
• VS2 is the shear wave
velocity in material 2.
C
20 Sine I Vel in Material 1

Sine R Vel in Material 2
Perspex
Sine 20 2730

Steel Sine 48.3 5960
48.3 0.4580  0.4580
C
 Sine I Vel in Material 1
C
15 
Sine R Vel in Material 2
Sine 15 2730
Perspex 
Sine R 5960
Steel
5960
34.4 SinR  Sin15
2730
C
SinR  0.565
R  34.4
Calculate the refracted shear wave angle in steel for an
incident longitudinal wave of 37.9 degrees in Plexiglas?

 Answer: Formula:
Incident angle α =37.90 Sin α/ V1= Sin β/V2S
Velocity of Plexiglas V1=2700 m/sec
Velocity of steel V2S = 3250 m/sec
Refraction angle β =?
Sin 37.90/ 2700= Sin β/3250
Sin β = (3250/2700) X Sin 37.90
Sin β = 0.74
β = Sin-1(0.74)
β = 47.70
Refraction angle = 47.70
Calculate the refracted longitudinal wave angle in
steel for an incident longitudinal wave of 10 degrees
in Plexiglas

 Answer:
Formula:
Incident angle α =100
Sin α/ V1= Sin β/V2L
Velocity of Plexiglas V1=2700 m/sec
Velocity of steel V2L = 5920 m/sec
Refraction angle β =?
Sin 100/ 2700= Sin β/5920
Sin β = (5920/2700) X Sin 100
Sin β = 0.38
β = Sin-1(0.38)
β = 22.30
Refraction angle = 22.30
 I= 20
C

Perspex

Steel

C
S