We report on a teaching approach oriented to the understanding of some relevant concepts of wave propagation in solids. It is based on simple experiments involving the propagation of shock mechanical waves in solid slabs of various materials. Methods similar to the generation and propagation of seismic waves are adopted. Educational seismometers, interfaced with computers, are used to detect and visualize the shock waves and to analyse their propagation properties. A qualitative discussion of the results concerning the propagation and the attenuation of the waves allows us to draw basic conclusions about the response of the matter to solicitation impacts and their propagation.
Mineo, R., Bellomonte, L., Fazio, C., & Tarantino, G. (2004). Pedagogical Models Of Surface Mechanical Wave Propagation In Various Materials. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 25(6), 745-753.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2004 |
Titolo: | Pedagogical Models Of Surface Mechanical Wave Propagation In Various Materials |
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Citazione: | Mineo, R., Bellomonte, L., Fazio, C., & Tarantino, G. (2004). Pedagogical Models Of Surface Mechanical Wave Propagation In Various Materials. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 25(6), 745-753. |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/25/6/006 |
Abstract: | We report on a teaching approach oriented to the understanding of some relevant concepts of wave propagation in solids. It is based on simple experiments involving the propagation of shock mechanical waves in solid slabs of various materials. Methods similar to the generation and propagation of seismic waves are adopted. Educational seismometers, interfaced with computers, are used to detect and visualize the shock waves and to analyse their propagation properties. A qualitative discussion of the results concerning the propagation and the attenuation of the waves allows us to draw basic conclusions about the response of the matter to solicitation impacts and their propagation. |
URL: | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0143-0807/25/6/006/meta |
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