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Ultrasound and elastic waves : frequently asked questions /

Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices because of their lower cost, portability, and non-invasive nature. Patients using ultrasound can avoid the dangers of radiolog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lempriere, Brian M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, �2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Definitions and background
  • Wave propagation concepts
  • Wave interactions
  • Hardware : equipment concepts
  • Software : data processing
  • Stress, strain, and elasticity (also vectors and tensors)
  • The generalized Hooke's Law
  • States of stress or strain in waves
  • Balance of forces and Newton's law of inertia
  • Theory of wave propagation
  • Solutions to the wave equations
  • Dispersion, group velocity
  • Transducer beam forming
  • Solutions for anisotropy
  • Oblique interactions between waves and boundaries
  • Lateral stress and strain in rods under axial loads
  • Bending waves in beams and plates
  • Time-domain analysis.