Nonlinear Sound Waves in Solids

This book highlights the fundamental principles and analytical methods of nonlinear acoustics in solids, with a focus on the theories and applications of nonlinear acoustics in ultrasonic non-destructive testing and metamaterials. The text is designed to provide readers with a deep understanding of how nonlinear acoustic phenomena manifest in various material contexts, from crystalline structures to complex composites. Suitable for readers in the fields of acoustics, materials science, and engineering, this book can advance the development of nonlinear acoustics theory and promote its applications in non-destructive testing, materials sciences, and related areas.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Nonlinear Acoustics in Solids.- Chapter 2: Nonlinear Interaction and Acoustic Memory Phenomena of Sound Waves in Crystalline and Ceramic Materials.- Chapter 3: Nonlinear Propagation of Sound Waves in Porous Materials.- Chapter 4: Nonclassical Nonlinear Propagation of Sound Waves in Cracked Solids.- Chapter 5: Nonlinear Theoretical and Experimental Research of Sound Waves in Concrete.- Chapter 6: Propagation of Sound Waves in Mass-Spring Nonlinear Periodic Structures.- Chapter 7: Reverse Excitation and Enhancement of Second Harmonics in Metamaterials.

Product details

• Authors: Xiaozhou Liu
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Nonlinear Sound Waves in Solids
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2025
• EAN: 9789819652525
• ISBN: 978-981-9652-52-5
• No. of pages: 310
• Illustrations: Approx. 310 p. 50 illus.
• Series: Advances in Acoustics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; Akustik und Tontechnik, Acoustics, Optische Physik, Materialwissenschaft, Maschinenbau: Festkörpermechanik, Solid Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials science, Ultrasonics, Metamaterials, Crystalline Materials Interactions, Applications to Metamaterials, Porous Materials Propagation, Cracked Solids Nonlinear Dynamics, Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing, Nonlinear Acoustics, Acoustic Memory Phenomenon, Mass-Spring Nonlinear Structures, Concrete Nonlinear Research, Fundamentals of Sound Waves in Solids