Elastic Waves in Anisotropic Laminates

By G.R. Liu

Innovative and insightful, Elastic Waves in Anisotropic Laminates establishes a set of high-performance, analytical-numerical methods for elastic wave analysis of anisotropic layered structures. The treatment furnishes a comprehensive introduction, sound theoretical development, and applications involving smart materials, plates, and shells. The techniques, detailed in both the time and frequency domains, include methods that combine the finite element method with the Fourier transform approach and the strip element method. The book also presents an expedient method for inverse problems related to wave propagation. The text is complemented by many examples generated using software codes based on the techniques described.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849310709
• ISBN13: 9780849310706
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 11.8"