(1) Department of Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå;(2) Department of Experimental Mechanics, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå
Abstract:
In this paper we present a unified approach to obtain integral representation formulas for describing the propagation of bending waves in infinite plates. The general anisotropic case is included and both new and well-known formulas are obtained in special cases (e.g. the classical Boussinesq formula). The formulas we have derived have been compared with experimental data and the coincidence is very good in all cases.