The forced propagation solution of interfacial shear stress of multilayer cladding structure excited by Love waves is derived by the integral transformation method, and the shear resonance mechanism of interfacial separation is further revealed. The coupling resonance between the excitation frequency and structure intrinsic property causes the peak of interfacial shear stress amplitude, which results in interfacial shear separation at certain frequency bands. It is found that the coupling resonance frequency of interfacial shear stress is only dependent on the inherent properties of the structure, around which the frequency band of interfacial shear separation is formed. The coupling resonance frequency decreases with the increase of the cladding thickness or shear wave velocity difference between the cladding and substrate. The influence of cladding material parameters on interfacial shear stress is greater than that of matrix material parameters. The experimental results support the theoretical analysis results. The conclusions presented could have potential applications in ultrasonic deicing/defrosting/de-sanding and/or coatings protection.

For interfacial stratification mechanism of sandwich plate structures, the forced propagation solution of interface shear stress excited by SH waves is derived by global matrix methods and integral transformation methods. The necessary condition of interfacial shear delamination excited by alternating stress is analyzed with the interface fatigue failure theory. The exact value of forced propagation solution is calculated by adaptive Gauss–Kronrod quadrature numerical integration methods, which is verified via finite element methods. The coupling resonance mechanism of interface shear stratification is revealed by the forced vibration solution and the mass-spring model. The effects of excitation frequency, structural parameters, accretion, and matrix materials on the interfacial shear delamination are analyzed and discussed by practical cases of vibration de-accretion. For interface shear stratification of sandwich structures, the optimal excitation frequency as well as substrate thickness and accretion thickness is the value at coupling resonance, around which the interfacial shear stratification interval is formed by the interface fatigue failure criteria. In the stratification or/and antistratification design excited by vibrations, the excitation source and structure could be optimized by the method. Therefore, the results have important theoretical value for the extension and application of vibration stratification or/and antistratification technology.

The coupled resonance mechanism of interface stratification of thin coating structures excited by horizontal shear waves is investigated by the forced vibration solution derived from the global matrix method, the integral transformation method, and the plane wave perturbation method. The interface shear stress reaches the peak at coupling resonance frequencies which are an inherent property of the structure, and decreases with the increase of coating thickness or the increase of shear wave velocity difference between the substrate and coating. At the coupling resonance frequency, the thin coating structure is more easily stratified at the interface. The result could provide a theoretical basis for the popularization and application of ultrasonic deicing/defrosting/de-accretion technology.