Ultrasound and elastic waves : frequently asked questions /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lempriere, Brian M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, �2002.
Subjects:
Ultrasonic waves.
Elastic waves.
Ultrasonics
Ultrasons.
Ondes �elastiques.
ultrasound.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Acoustics & Sound.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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