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The study of wave propagation through elastic solid media can be used to carry out non-destructive tests (NDT) of structures. These tests can be used to detect and identify, in many cases, both the actual elastic properties and possible geometric imperfections included in the material damage of a structure [SaGa04]. One important application of high-frequency waves is the characterization of composite materials.
A composite material consists of several thin layers or laminae, and the resultant solid acts as a full plate. The layers can be of different materials, but normally the same material is used across the plate. Within the framework of the science of materials, one important issue is to design and estimate the mechanical properties of a composite material. There is an extensive literature on this topic (see [Jo75], [TsPa68], [Wh87], and [ViSi89]). The subject of composite materials optimal design is also of great interest and has been treated in [GuHa99].
In this chapter, the general theory of high-frequency wave propagation in layered media will be summarized and the dispersion equation will be obtained. The dispersion equation is presented as a result of a generalized nonlinear eigenvalue–eigenvector problem.
The chapter is organized as follows. In Section 5.2, the simple case N = 1, i.e., the well-known Lamb wave propagation is summarized. The dispersion curves obtained there are used to validate some results of the multi-layered general theory described in Section 5.3. Finally, in Sections 5.4 and 5.5, some computational procedures and examples are presented.
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Cardona, J., Tabuenca, P., Samartin, A. (2010). A Numerical Solution of the Dispersion Equation of Guided Wave Propagation in N-Layered Media. In: Constanda, C., Pérez, M. (eds) Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, Volume 2. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4897-8_5
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