AE 522
Dynamic Response of Materials

Credit:  4 hours.


Importance and historical development of stress waves in solids; one-dimensional stress waves; three-dimensional longitudinal and shear waves, reflection and refraction of plane waves; Rayleigh and Love waves; wave guides; spherical waves, inelastic wave propagation and shock waves; dynamic fracture and shear bandings of solids; wave propagation in anisotropic media; experimental techniques; acoustic emission, ultrasounds, split Hopkinson (Kolsky) bar, plate impact experiments, optical techniques in dynamic fracture, high-speed photography. Prerequisite: TAM 451 or TAM 551.