Royer D. Elastic Waves in Solids 1. Propagation 2022

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Elastic waves are used in fields as diverse as the non-destructive evaluation of materials, medicine, seismology and telecommunications. Elastic Waves in Solids 1 presents the different modes of propagation of elastic waves in increasingly complex media and structures. It first studies the propagation in an unlimited solid where only the material properties are taken into account. It then analyzes reflection and transmission phenomena at an interface with a fluid or a second solid.
It explains the search for propagation modes on a free surface or at the interface between two media. Finally, it proposes a study of the dispersive propagation of elastic waves guided by a plate or a cylinder. This book is intended for students completing a master’s degree in acoustics, mechanics, geophysics or engineering, as well as teachers and researchers in these disciplines.
Propagation in an Unbounded Solid
Reflection and Transmission at an Interface
Surface Waves and Interface Waves
Guided Elastic Waves
Appendix 1. Differential Operators in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
Appendix 2. Symmetry and Tensors
Appendix 3. Transport of Energy