CONSTANT STRAIN WAVES IN STRINGS

Abstract

A non-linear theory is developed for constant-strain waves in elastic strings. The speed of longitudinal and transverse waves is related to the strain and tension. The results can be used to calculate tension due to impact and thus breaking loads. Some generalizations are suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 1953
Accession Number
AD0604164

Entities

People

  • C. B. Dougherty
  • J. D. Cole
  • J. H. Huth

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Steels
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Hard Copy
  • Momentum
  • Quartic Equations
  • Reflection
  • Step Functions
  • Transverse
  • Transverse Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Structural Dynamics.