Acoustical imaging : techniques and applications for engineers

 Content: ACOUSTICAL IMAGING; Contents; About the Author; Foreword; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Physics of Acoustics and Acoustical Imaging; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Sound Propagation in Solids; 2.2.1 Derivation of Linear Wave Equation of Motion and its Solutions; 2.2.2 Symmetries in Linear Acoustic Wave Equations and the New Stress Field Equation; 2.3 Use of Gauge Potential Theory to Solve Acoustic Wave Equations; 2.4 Propagation of Finite Wave Amplitude Sound Wave in Solids; 2.4.1 Higher-Order Elasticity Theory; 2.4.2 Nonlinear Effects; 2.4.3 Derivation of the Nonlinear Acoustic Equation of Motion.
 Abstract:             
              The technology of acoustical imaging has advanced rapidly over the last sixty years, and now represents a sophisticated technique applied to a wide range of fields including non-destructive testing, medical imaging, underwater imaging and SONAR, and geophysical exploration.                 Read more...