Abstract: A solution is presented for the response of a periodically laminated half space to a suddenly applied surface pressure. The lamination angle is arbitrary. Dispersion due to the structure of ...

Abstract: A Timoshenko-type theory is presented for the dynamics of a cylindrical shell whose two layers are joined by a perfect bond. An assessment of the accuracy of the theory is obtained by solving ...

Abstract: Transient stress-wave experiments on laminated composites are described, and the results are compared with theoretical predictions. The composites are laminated from alternating layers of high and ...

Abstract: Plane strain-elastic wave propagation is studied for two dissimilar half spaces joined together at a plane interface by an elastic bond. The bond thickness is assumed to be small compared to ...