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The interaction of an acoustic wave and an elastic spherical shell


Author: P. Mann-Nachbar
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 15 (1957), 83-93
MSC: Primary 73.2X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/88898
MathSciNet review: 88898
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Abstract: The effect of the impact of a plane pressure wave on an elastic spherical shell is considered, taking into account both the incident and diffracted waves. An infinite series (mode) solution is used and numerical results are obtained for the case of a steel shell in water. It is shown that a simple quasi-static system can be used to find a very good approximation for the stress. The total acceleration on initial impact is found exactly and seen to differ markedly from the accelerations associated with the lower vibrational modes.


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