Presents analytical and numerical techniques to study the characteristic features of elastic guided waves in fiber reinforced laminated media. This book examines the salient features of dispersive guided modes and how they are modified by defects, inhomogeneities, and boundaries.

Elastic Waves in Composite Media and Structures: With Applications to Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation deals with the fundamentals of waves in laminated plates and shells. This book provides an understanding of the characteristics of ultrasonic wave propagation in composite structures as well as how to stimulate and interpret measured dynamic data. Including extensive numerical results with executable computer programs that can be used for particular cases, the text presents theoretical tools to perform tasks such as ultrasonic nondestructive material characterization, nondestructive testing, as well as the impact response of aircraft components, pipelines, coatings, and interfaces.

The authors present fundamental equations and their solutions for plane wave propagation in an infinite homogeneous anisotropic elastic material. ? A systematic investigation of the effect of different fiber layups and increasing number of laminae on the dispersion characteristics reveals features that are useful for experimental determination of lamina properties. ? Comparison with some available experimental results shows good agreement between the model results and observations.-Zentralblatt MATH 1169