Uniaxial Elastic-Plastic Wave Propagation

Elastic–Plastic Wave Propagation in Uniform and Periodic Granular Chains

We investigate the properties of high-amplitude stress waves propagating through chains of elastic–plastic particles using experiments and simulations. We model the system after impact using discrete element method (DEM) with strain-rate dependent contact interactions. Experiments are performed on a Hopkinson bar coupled with a laser vibrometer. The bar excites chains of 50 identical particles ...

Leaky wave propagation in a uniaxial chiroslabguide

This paper presents a modal analysis of a uniaxial grounded chiroslabguide. A dispersion model with a single resonance is used to describe the physical properties of the chiral uniaxial medium. We show that proper leaky modes can propagate regardless of the sign (positive or negative) of the medium’s parameters. Furthermore, proper leaky modes can also occur as a consequence of electromagnetic ...

Wave propagation in elastic tubes

Elastic wave propagation along DNA

It is shown that information transmission inside a cell can occur by means of mechanical waves transmitted through DNA. The propagation of the waves is strongly dependent on the shape of the DNA thus proteins that change the shape of DNA can alter signal transmission. The overall effect is a method of signal processing by DNA binding proteins that creates a ”cellular communications network”. Th...

Stress Wave Propagation in Elastic-elastic and Elastic-viscoelastic Bilaminates

In the present study normal plate-impact experiments are conducted to investigate the propagation of acceleration waves in 2-D layered material systems. The objective of these experiments is to understand the role of material architecture and material inelasticity in controlling precursor decay and late-time dispersion of acceleration waves in elastic-elastic and elasticviscoelastic laminates. ...