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Understanding Acoustic Emission Testing- Reading 1 Part B-A

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2.2.6 Lamb Wave:<br />

Lamb waves propagate in solid plates. They are elastic waves whose<br />

particle motion lies in the plane that contains the direction of wave<br />

propagation and the plate normal (the direction perpendicular to the plate). In<br />

1917, the english mathematician horace lamb published his classic analysis<br />

and description of acoustic waves of this type. Their properties turned out to<br />

be quite complex. An infinite medium supports just two wave modes traveling<br />

at unique velocities; but plates support two infinite sets of lamb wave modes,<br />

whose velocities depend on the relationship between wavelength and plate<br />

thickness.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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