Ultrasound and Elastic Waves
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- 1st Edition - May 2, 2002
- Latest edition
- Author: Brian Michael Lempriere
- Language: English
Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices… Read more
Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices because of their lower cost, portability, and non-invasive nature. Patients using ultrasound can avoid the dangers of radiological imaging devices such as x-rays, CT scans, and radioactive media injections. Ultrasound is also a preferred and practical method of detecting material fatique and defects in metals, composites, semiconductors, wood, etc.
- Detailed appendices contain useful formulas and their derivations, technical details of relevant theories
- The FAQ format is used where a concept in one answer leads to a new Q
Engineers and technicians, material scientists and biomedical engineers involved in the design and use of ultrasonic instruments
1. Introduction 2. Definitions and Background 3. Wave Propagation Concepts 4. Wave Interactions 5. Hardware: Equipment Concepts 6. Software: Data Processing App. 1 Stress, Strain, and Elasticity (Also Vectors and Tensors) App. 2 The Generalized Hooke's Law App. 3 States of Stress or Strain in Waves App. 4 Balance of Forces and Newton's Law of Inertia App. 5 Theory of Wave Propagation App. 6 Solutions to the Wave Equations App. 7 Dispersion, Group Velocity App. 8 Transducer Beam Forming App. 9 Solutions for Anisotropy App. 10 Oblique Interactions between Waves and Boundaries App. 11 Lateral Stress and Strain in Rods under Axial Loads App. 12 Bending Waves in Beams and Plates App. 13 Time-Domain Analysis
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 2, 2002
- Language: English
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Brian Michael Lempriere
Dr. Lempriere is a retired aerospace engineer with expertise in the mechanical properties and behavior of materials. He worked for 33 years in the aerospace industry at both Boeing and Lockheed.
Affiliations and expertise
Bellevue, Washigton, U.S.A.Read Ultrasound and Elastic Waves on ScienceDirect