Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Solid Media (Hardcover)

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Dispersion principles; 3. Unbounded isotropic and anisotropic media; 4. Reflection and refraction; 5. Oblique incidence; 6. Waves in plates; 7. Surface and subsurface waves; 8. Finite element method for guided wave mechanics; 9. The semi-analytical finite element method (SAFE); 10. Guided waves in hollow cylinders; 11. Circumferential guided waves; 12. Guided waves in layered structures; 13. Source influence on guided wave excitation; 14. Horizontal shear; 15. Guided waves in anisotropic media; 16. Guided wave phased arrays in piping; 17. Guided waves in viscoelastic media; 18. Ultrasonic vibrations; 19. Guided wave array transducers; 20. Introduction to guided wave nonlinear methods; 21. Guided wave imaging methods; Appendix A: ultrasonic nondestructive testing principles, analysis and display technology; Appendix B: basic formulas and concepts in the theory of elasticity; Appendix C: physically based signal processing concepts for guided waves; Appendix D: guided wave mode and frequency selection tips.