The growing use of composite materials for aerospace applications has resulted in the need
for quantitative methods to analyze composite components. Ultrasonic guided waves …

An analytic dynamic stiffness method (DSM) is extended to analyze the free and forced
vibration of combined conical-cylindrical shells with general boundary conditions in this …

Developing an understanding of guided wave propagation in multi-layered systems has
important applications in non-destructive evaluation. This article presents a general …

In this paper, single material beams as the basic structural members in the traditional
periodic frame structure were extended to the ones of multi-material composite beam with …

The stochastic response of periodic flat and axial-symmetric structures, subjected to random
and spatially-correlated loads, is here analysed through an approach based on the …

The symplectic wave-based method is extended to the free and forced vibration analysis of
thin orthotropic circular cylindrical shells with arbitrary boundary conditions. The key of this …

In this paper, a modelling approach is developed for predicting the vibroacoustic response
of infinite, plane, 1-or 2-dimensionally periodic structures, including the forced response …

The wave finite element method has been developed for waveguides and periodic
structures with advantages in the calculation time. However, this method cannot be applied …

Propagation characteristics of guided waves are widely utilized for nondestructive
characterization of laminated composites which are often immersed in fluid. These …

Periodically stiffened shell structures are widely used due to their excellent specific strength,
in particular for aeronautical and astronautical components. This paper presents an …