Refraction of a cylindrical SH wavefront ($a_T=C{T}_{\mathrm{SH}}/\sqrt{r_1+{\beta }_1{q}_1^2(t-t_1)/q_2^2}$)

Place a line source a distance $h$ above a plane welded interface and put $q_j=({\beta }_j^{-2}-p^2{)}^{1/2}$, $t_1=h/({\beta }_1^2{q}_1)$ and $r_1=h/({\beta }_1{q}_1)$. The transmitted elastic ray is $x=hp/q_1+{\beta }_2^{2}p(t-t_1)$, $z={\beta }_2^2{q}_2(t-t_1)$. Elastic-interface boundary conditions give $T_{\mathrm{SH}}=2{\mu }_1{q}_1/({\mu }_1{q}_1+{\mu }_2{q}_2)$. Differentiating the ray positions across neighboring values of $p$ and applying SH ray-tube amplitude transport gives the displayed leading amplitude. Both $q_j$ must be positive; critical and evanescent incidence require different asymptotics.