Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Mathematics

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication/Presentation Date

8-29-2009

Abstract/Description

The paper aims at presenting a numerical technique used in simulating the propagation of waves in inhomogeneous elastic solids. The basic governing equations are solved by means of a finite-volume scheme that is faithful, accurate, and conservative. Furthermore, this scheme is compatible with thermodynamics through the identification of the notions of numerical fluxes (a notion from numerics) and of excess quantities (a notion from irreversible thermodynamics). A selection of one-dimensional wave propagation problems is presented, the simulation of which exploits the designed numerical scheme. This selection of exemplary problems includes (i) waves in periodic media for weakly nonlinear waves with a typical formation of a wave train, (ii) linear waves in laminates with the competition of different length scales, (iii) nonlinear waves in laminates under an impact loading with a comparison with available experimental data, and (iv) waves in functionally graded materials.

Publication Title

Applied Wave Mathematics

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00585-5_5

Publisher

Springer

Grant or Award Name

Estonian Science Foundation (Grant 7037)

Additional Information

Dr. Mihhail Berezovski was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

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