Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Non Homogeneous Media [Hardcover]

Non Destructive Testing and Non Destructive Evaluation using Ultrasounds covers an important field of applications and requires a wide range of fundamental theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations. In the present volume, the reader will find some relevant research results on wave propagation in complex materials and structures which are concerned with todays problems on composites, bonding, guided waves, contact or damage, imaging and structural noise. The fifth meeting of the Anglo-French Research Group on Wave propagation in non homogeneous media with a view to Non Destructive testing was held in Anglet, France, June 2-6, 2008.

Non Destructive Testing and Non Destructive Evaluation using Ultrasounds covers an important field of applications and requires a wide range of fundamental theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations. In the present volume, the reader will find some relevant research results on wave propagation in complex materials and structures which are concerned with todays problems on composites, bonding, guided waves, contact or damage, imaging and structural noise. The fifth meeting of the Anglo-French Research Group on Wave propagation in non homogeneous media with a view to Non Destructive testing was held in Anglet, France, June 2-6, 2008.

The WKB method applied to the reflectiontransmission by a depth-varying random distribution of cylinders in a fluid slab-like region.- Advances in ultrasonic testing of austenitic stainless steel welds. Towards a 3D description of the material including attenuation and optimisation by inversion.- Imaging of defects within austenitic steel welds using an ultrasonic array.- Materials and mechanical aspects of bonded joints.- The causal differential scattering approach to calculating the effective properties of random composite materials with a particle size distribution.- Modelling of scattering of ultrasounds by flaws for NDT.- Finite element compl3“