ME I6400 Wave Propagation in Solids
Hyperbolic and dispersive, linear and non-linear waves. Hyperbolic waves: the wave equations, stationary waves, breaking waves. Dispersive waves: dispersion relations, group and phase velocities. Non-linear waves and chaos in wave fields. Stress waves in solids (dilation and distortion waves, Rayleigh waves).
Prerequisite
Department permission.
Corequisite
None.
Contact Hours
3 hr./wk.