On the Speed of Propagation of Waves in a Deformed Elastic Material.

Abstract

The secular equation is obtained for small amplitude waves propagated in an arbitrary direction in a body of incompressible isotropic elastic material subject to a pure homogeneous deformation. Conditions are obtained that the wave speeds be real. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039682

Entities

People

  • K. N. Sawyers
  • Ronald Rivlin

Organizations

  • Lehigh University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Elastic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ordnance Laboratories

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Fluid Dynamics.