This book is a collection of selected reviewed papers that were  presented at the International Union of Theoretical and Applied  Mechanics Symposium `Mechanical Waves for Composite Structures  Characterization', on June 14-17, 2000, in Chania, Crete,  Greece. As the symposium theme is interdisciplinary in nature, topics  covered in the book fall within diverse fields such as Applied  Mathematics, Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Civil  Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Fluid and Solid Mechanics,  Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Seismology. The  papers cover analytical, computational, numerical, theoretical, and  experimental aspects, from state-of-the-art fundamental research to  applied research and applications in emerging technologies. The topics  include body waves, elastic waves, guided waves, inhomogeneous waves,  rays, surface waves, and ultrasound in composite materials which are  fiber-reinforced, laminated, or homogeneous containing bonds,  coatings, cracks, defects, or thin films. The material interfaces are  either flat or non-planar and wave motion exists either by itself or  superposed on a pre-existing state of stress. This book may serve as a  reference book to researchers and to lecturers and students in  graduate-level courses such as solid mechanics, wave propagation, and  non-destructive evaluation.

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