Analytical solution of excitation of Lamb waves in plates by inter-digital transducers

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 459, Issue 2033, 2003, Pages 1117-1134

  Jin, J ^a   Quek, S T ^a   Wang, Q ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Electro mechanical effect; Inter digital transducer; Lamb wave

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 1542407668     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2002.1071     Document Type: Article

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