The nonlinear elastic behaviour of earth materials is an extremely rich topic, one that has
broad implications to earth and materials sciences, including strong ground motion, rock …

In a great variety of laboratory experiments over large intervals in stress, strain, and
frequency, rocks display pronounced nonlinear elastic behavior. Here we describe …

The elastic nonlinear behavior of rocks as evidenced by deviations from Hooke's law in
stress‐strain measurements, and attributable to the presence of mechanical defects …

We develop a rock physics model based on nonlinear elasticity that describes the
dependence of the effective stiffness tensor as a function of a 3D stress field in intrinsically …

Acoustic waves can interact in micro-inhomogeneous media much more intensively than in
homogeneous media. This has been repeatedly observed in experiments with ground …

Measurements are reported of third‐order elastic constants for nine rocks (sandstones,
limestones, granite) and a few synthetic materials at ambient room conditions. Along with …

Nonlinear elastic response in rock is established as a robust and representative
characteristic rock rather than a curiosity. We show measurements of this behaviour from a …

A class of elastic media is considered in which, due to structural inhomogeneities, the
parameter of acoustic nonlinearity Γ proves to be much larger than in ''ordinary,'' …

This summary contains formulas (***) which can not be displayed on the screenA general
principle outlined by P. Curie (1894) regarding the influence of symmetry in physical …

Nonlinear Acoustic Waves in Micro-inhomogeneous Solids covers the broad and dynamic
branch of nonlinear acoustics, presenting a wide variety of different phenomena from both …