Physical Ultrasonics of Composites (Hardcover, New)

Physical Ultrasonics of Composites is a rigorous introduction to the characterization of composite materials by means of ultrasonic waves. Composites are treated here not simply as uniform media, but as inhomogeneous layered anisotropic media with internal structure characteristic of composite laminates. The objective here is to concentrate on exposing the singular behavior of ultrasonic waves as they interact with layered, anisotropic materials, materials which incorporate those structural elements typical of composite laminates.
This book provides a synergistic description of both modeling and experimental methods in addressing wave propagation phenomena and composite property measurements. After a brief review of basic composite mechanics, a thorough treatment of ultrasonics in anisotropic media is presented, along with composite characterization methods. The interaction of ultrasonic waves at interfaces of anisotropic materials is discussed, as are guided waves in composite plates and rods. Waves in layered media are developed from the standpoint of the "Stiffness Matrix," a major advance over the conventional, potentially unstable Transfer Matrix approach. Laminated plates are treated both with the stiffness matrix and using Floquet analysis. The important influence on the received electronic signals in ultrasonic materials characterization from transducer geometry and placement are carefully exposed in a dedicated chapter. Ultrasonic wave interactions are especially susceptible to such influences because ultrasonic transducers are seldom more than a dozen or so wavelengths in diameter. The book ends with a chapter devoted to the emerging field of air-coupled ultrasonics. This new technology has come of age with the development of purpose-built transducers and electronics and is finding ever wider applications, particularly in the characterization of composite laminates.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Dale Chimenti (Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering) • Stanislav Rokhlin (Professor, Department of Material Science and Engineering) • Peter Nagy (Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics)
Dimensions:	233 x 158 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-507960-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Medical imaging > Ultrasonics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics) Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Chemical engineering Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-507960-4
Barcode:	9780195079609

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