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Modern Acoustical Techniques for the Measurement of Mechanical Properties

  • 1st Edition, Volume 39 - October 16, 2001
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Moises Levy, Henry Bass, Richard Stern
  • Language: English

This volume provides an overview of modern acoustical techniques for the measurement of mechanical properties. Chapters include Fundamentals of Elastic Constants; Point… Read more

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This volume provides an overview of modern acoustical techniques for the measurement of mechanical properties. Chapters include Fundamentals of Elastic Constants; Point Source/Point Receiver Methods; Laser Controlled Surface Acoustic Waves; Quantitative Acoustical Microscopy of Solids; Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy; Elastic Properties and Thermodynamics; Sound Speed as a Thermodynamic Property of Fluids; Noninvasive Determination of Sound Speed in Liquids; Introduction to the Elastic Constants of Gases; and Acoustic Measurement in Gases.

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Experimental researchers, graduate students, and industrial practitioners in applied physics (especially in the areas of thin film growth, optical coating, plasma etching, patterning, machining, polishing, fracture, tribology, and related areas).

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 39
  • Published: October 16, 2001
  • Language: English

About the editors

Moises Levy

Serial Volume Editor
Affiliations and expertise
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, U.S.A.

Henry Bass

Serial Volume Editor
Affiliations and expertise
University of Mississippi, U.S.A.

Richard Stern

Serial Volume Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.

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