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A theory of acoustic measurement of the elastic constants of a general anisotropic solid

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An acoustic wave approach is presented for the measurement of the twenty-one independent elastic constants of the most general linearly elastic anisotropic solid. The method requires that one be able to measure the density of the material, the velocities of the three modes of wave propagation in each of six directions, and the particle displacements associated with each of those modes.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 70118, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    W. C. Van Buskirk, S. C. Cowin & R. Carter Jr

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Van Buskirk, W.C., Cowin, S.C. & Carter, R. A theory of acoustic measurement of the elastic constants of a general anisotropic solid. J Mater Sci 21, 2759–2762 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00551484

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