Elastic Waves in Composite Media and Structures: With Applications to Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation

Introduction Historical Background Scope of the Book Fundamentals of Elastic Waves in Anisotropic Media Waves in Homogeneous Elastic Media: Formulation of Field Equations Plane Waves in a Homogeneous Anisotropic Medium Numerical Results and Discussion Periodic Layered Media Introduction Description of the Problem Numerical Results Remarks Guided Waves in Fiber-Reinforced Composite Plates Introduction Governing Equations Numerical Results Application to Materials Characterization Thin Layers Guided Waves in Plates with Thin Coating and Interface Layers Transient Response due to a Concentrated Source of Excitation Laminated Plate with Interface Layers Remarks Laser-Generated Thermoelastic Waves Results for Thermoelastic Dispersion and Laser-Generated Waves Wave Propagation in Composite Cylinders Introduction Governing Equations Analytical Solution for Transversely Isotropic Composite Cylinder Stiffness Method I Stiffness Method II Numerical Results-Circular CylinderGuided Waves in a Cylinder of Arbitrary Cross Section Numerical Results-Cylinder with Rectangular and Trapezoidal Cross Sections Harmonic Response of a Composite Circular Cylinder due to a Point Force Forced Motion of Finite-Width Plate Scattering of Guided Waves in Plates and Cylinders Introduction Scattering in a Plate Scattering in a Pipe Appendix A: Computer Programs Programs Executing Programs References