Ultrasonic Waves in Solid Media

Ultrasonicwavetechniquesareusedincreasinglyinareasrangingfromnon-destructiveinspectionofmaterialstomedicaldiagnosis.Thisbookbringstogetherbasicphysicsandmodernapplications.Itexplainsthephysicalprinciplesofwavepropagationandthenrelatesthemtoultrasonicwavemechanicsandthemorerecentguidedwavetechniquesthatareusedtoinspectandevaluateaircraft,powerplants,andpipelinesinchemicalprocessingplants.Amongtopicscoveredarewavepropagationinplates,rods,hollowcylinders,andmultiplelayersinsolidandcompositematerials;reflectionandrefraction;surfaceandsubsurfacewaves;andhorizontalshearwavepropagation.Appendicesprovidebackgroundinformationonultrasonicnon-destructivetesting,elasticitytheory,andcomplexvariables,andkeywavepropagationexperiments.Thetextisamplifiedwithnumerousexamples,laboratoryexperiments,andhomeworkexercises.Graduatestudents,researchers,andpractisingengineerswillfindUltrasonicWavesinSolidMediaaninvaluablereferencetothisactivefield.