Elastic Wave Propagation

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction One-Dimensional Wave Equation Traveling-Wave Solution Wave Motion in Strings Reflection of Waves in One-Dimensional Problems Reflection and Transmission of Waves at the Interface of Two Elastic Materials Compressional and Shear Waves Flexural Waves in Beams Wave Propagation in an Infinite Elastic Medium Rayleigh or Surface Waves Recent Contributions References Problems