Strain Solitons in Solids and Their Applications, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2)

Nonlinear waves in elastic solids. A mathematical description of the general deformation wave problem. Nonlinear guided waves in laminates. Direct methods and formal solutions. Nonlinear strain waves in elastic wave guides. Nonlinear waves in complex wave guides. Experiments in strain solitons in laminated wave guides. Numerical simulation of the solitary waves in solids. Conclusive remarks and tentative applications. Bibliography. Appendix. Index.