Existence and uniqueness of edge waves in a generally anisotropic elastic plate

Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 605-616

  Fu, Y B ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDGE-IMPEDANCE MATRIX; FLEXURAL EDGE WAVES;

ANISOTROPY; ELASTICITY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 0347316863     PISSN: 00335614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmam/56.4.605     Document Type: Article

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