Method and apparatus for nondestructive evaluation and monitoring of materials and structures

C Daraio, P Rizzo - US Patent 8,327,709, 2012 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of structures and materials
using a highly nonlinear medium for the generation and detection of one or multiple highly …

Method and system for formation of highly nonlinear pulses

C Daraio - US Patent 8,191,401, 2012 - Google Patents
A method and system supporting the formation and propagation of tunable highly nonlinear
pulses using granular chains composed of non-spherical granular systems. Such a method …