ISSN:
1432-2110
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract A holographic technique to determine empirically group velocities of transient anti-symmetric Lamb waves using only spatial features of the propagating waveform has been shown to be in good agreement with predicted results from the elastic theory dispersion relationships for thin plates. The holographic technique uses only spatial features of the propagating waveforms for determination of group velocity, i.e., no absolute amplitude information is necessary. The technique has been applied successfully to materials of different elastic properties and thickness, using the same measurement criterion for each sample. The spatial mapping of transient Lamb waves in plates using full field holographic techniques promises to be both an excellent tool in the characterization of engineering materials, and a means of interrogating composite structures for sub-surface defects, delaminations, and gross anisotropy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01606512
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