Plane-wave reflection from a solid layer with nonuniform density, sound speed, and shear speed

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1337-1345

  Robins, Alvin J ^a  

^a BAeSEMA Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; REFLECTION COEFFICIENT;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SOUND TRANSMISSION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031891970     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.421274     Document Type: Article

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