Reflection and refraction of P waves at the interface of two monoclinic media

In this paper the phenomena of reflection and refraction of P waves at a plane of interface between two monoclinic half-spaces have been discussed. It has been shown analytically that both reflected and refracted P and SV waves depend upon material constants of the medium and the angle of incidence. The numerical values of the reflection and refraction coefficients of different monoclinic media at different angles of incidence were obtained and plotted. The values were also compared to the corresponding values of isotropic media. It has been observed that at the same angle of incidence, the values of amplitude ratio for different monoclinic media are different. This proves that the effect of material constants of the media is predominant. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd