Wave Propagation in Elastic Solid

Course Overview

This advanced course will help students and teachers in understanding wave propagation in elastic solid and structures and its applications in nondestructive evaluation. The context of course includes fundamental mechanics of elastic waves, bulk waves or body waves in solid and fluid media, guided waves, elastic Waves for nondestructive evaluation and structural health monitoring applications.

Why Choose this Short Course?

It offers students the opportunity to develop advanced acoustic wave propagation as well as understand the role of wave propagation in Nondestructive evaluation process.

Course Information

Start Date: Tuesday 11 Dec. 2018

Class time: 18:30-20:10

Duration: 20 classes

Location: 345 lecture hall, Physics Bldg.

English Requirements

Audience must be proficient in written and spoken English.

Tutor Info

Dr. Tribikram Kundu, Director of NDE Laboratory,

Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

University of Arizona

Dr. Kundu has made significant and original contributions in both basic and applied research in nondestructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) by ultrasonic and electromagnetic techniques.  His fundamental research interests are monitoring the health of existing and new structures by ultrasonic and other NDT techniques.  His research is on elastic wave propagation in multi-layered solids, fracture mechanics, computational mechanics, geo- and biomechanics. Humboldt Fellowship Award(96-97,89-90), Humboldt Research Prize(2003). NDE Lifetime Achievement Award(2012)from The International Society for Optics and Photonics. Research Award for Sustained Excellence(2015)from The American Society for Nondestructive Testing. Elected Fellow of ASA, ASNT, SPIE, ASCE, ASME.

Contact details

Vice Dean, Prof, Haijun Wang, hjwang@jlu.edu.cn,College of Physics

Prof. Zhiwen Cui, cuizw@jlu.edu.cn, Department of Acoustics & Microwave Physics