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This paper presents a method for determining the effects of geometry on the intensity distributions of ultrasonic longitudinal plane wave fronts (plane waves is assumed) transmitted through a specimen with geometric deformation. Its feasibility is demonstrated with the aid of a microcomputer-based scanning and data-acquisition system.
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Umeagukwu, C.I., Peters, W.H. & Dickerson, J.R. Effects of geometry on the intensity of transmitted longitudinal waves. Experimental Mechanics 29, 95–100 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327789
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