Shear horizontal waves in transversely inhomogeneous plates

Shear horizontal (SH) waves in free and clamped monoclinic plates with an arbitrary inhomogeneity across the plate are considered. Firstly, some general properties of dispersion spectra of, specifically, the SH waves are pointed out. Secondly, analytical and numerical modeling of the SH dispersion branches is presented. Closed-form estimations are compared with exact curves computed for a free plate with continuously varying properties.