This volume provides an overview of modern acoustical techniques for the measurement of mechanical properties. Chapters include Fundamentals of Elastic Constants; Point Source/Point Receiver Methods; Laser Controlled Surface Acoustic Waves; Quantitative Acoustical Microscopy of Solids; Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy; Elastic Properties and Thermodynamics; Sound Speed as a Thermodynamic Property of Fluids; Noninvasive Determination of Sound Speed in Liquids; Introduction to the Elastic Constants of Gases; and Acoustic Measurement in Gases.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Front Cover; Modern Acoustical Techniques for the Measurement of Mechanical Properties; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Volumes in Series; Preface; Conversion Factors; Chapter 1. Introduction to Fundamentals of Elastic Constants; Chapter 2. Point-Source/Point-Receiver Methods; Chapter 3. Laser-Based Surface Acoustic Waves in Materials Science; Chapter 4. Quantitative Acoustic Microscopy; Chapter 5. Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS); Chapter 6. Elastic Properties and Thermodynamics; Chapter 7. Speed of Sound as a Thermodynamic Property of Fluids.
