Acoustic Characteristics of Underwater Composite Materials at Oblique Incidence of Sound Wave

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Guolong ◽  
Pang Fubin
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (08) ◽  
pp. 1950081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Kumar ◽  
Heow Pueh Lee

Since its first demonstration of an acoustic metamaterial in the early 21st century, it is widely used for sound wave manipulation purposes in many applications such as aerospace, automotive, defense, marine, etc. However, the traditional acoustic metamaterials display acoustic characteristics for restricted use because of their fixed structures. For real-world applications, the active sound wave manipulation is desirable. In recent years, active acoustic metamaterials (AAMs) have garnered attention owing to their unique design and material characteristics, which result in various dynamic responses against the incoming sound wave. This paper aims to provide an overview of the fundamental concept of active metamaterials, describing the multiple tuning mechanisms and design strategies, and highlighting their potential applications. The current fabrication challenges and future outlook in this promising field are also discussed.


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The problems of excessive noise and good quality of special composite materials as important aspects of product design are considered. An algorithm for measurements and calculations, which can be used to calculate important acoustic parameters: the transmission coefficient and characteristic impedance of the material, as well as losses during the passage of a sound wave through the material is proposed. Keywords acoustics; sound absorption coefficient; transmission loss ratio; transition matrix method


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 2274-2283 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Saide Sarıgül ◽  
Erkan Karagözlü

Composite materials are extensively utilized today as strategic products. Although this widespread use, their vibro-acoustics characteristics have not been examined extensively. Specifically, the interactive coupling between the vibration and acoustics of composite plate- cavity systems is an untapped field. In this paper, the results of a modal structural-acoustic coupling analysis for plates with different composite parameters are presented. Natural frequencies of the coupled systems are tabulated. The effects of material, ply angle and number of layers on the coupled vibro-acoustic characteristics of composite plate-cavity systems have been examined and compared with the behaviour of isotropic plate systems.


Author(s):  
R.R. Russell

Transmission electron microscopy of metallic/intermetallic composite materials is most challenging since the microscopist typically has great difficulty preparing specimens with uniform electron thin areas in adjacent phases. The application of ion milling for thinning foils from such materials has been quite effective. Although composite specimens prepared by ion milling have yielded much microstructural information, this technique has some inherent drawbacks such as the possible generation of ion damage near sample surfaces.


Author(s):  
K.P.D. Lagerlof

Although most materials contain more than one phase, and thus are multiphase materials, the definition of composite materials is commonly used to describe those materials containing more than one phase deliberately added to obtain certain desired physical properties. Composite materials are often classified according to their application, i.e. structural composites and electronic composites, but may also be classified according to the type of compounds making up the composite, i.e. metal/ceramic, ceramic/ceramie and metal/semiconductor composites. For structural composites it is also common to refer to the type of structural reinforcement; whisker-reinforced, fiber-reinforced, or particulate reinforced composites [1-4].For all types of composite materials, it is of fundamental importance to understand the relationship between the microstructure and the observed physical properties, and it is therefore vital to properly characterize the microstructure. The interfaces separating the different phases comprising the composite are of particular interest to understand. In structural composites the interface is often the weakest part, where fracture will nucleate, and in electronic composites structural defects at or near the interface will affect the critical electronic properties.


Author(s):  
Billy Irwin

Abstract Purpose: This article discusses impaired prosody production subsequent to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Prosody may affect naturalness and intelligibility of speech significantly, often for the long term, and TBI may result in a variety of impairments. Method: Intonation, rate, and stress production are discussed in terms of the perceptual, physiological, and acoustic characteristics associated with TBI. Results and Conclusions: All aspects of prosodic production are susceptible to the effects of damage resulting from TBI. There are commonly associated prosodic impairments; however, individual variations in specific aspects of prosody require detailed analysis.


Author(s):  
Rachel L. C. Mitchell ◽  
Rachel A. Kingston

It is now accepted that older adults have difficulty recognizing prosodic emotion cues, but it is not clear at what processing stage this ability breaks down. We manipulated the acoustic characteristics of tones in pitch, amplitude, and duration discrimination tasks to assess whether impaired basic auditory perception coexisted with our previously demonstrated age-related prosodic emotion perception impairment. It was found that pitch perception was particularly impaired in older adults, and that it displayed the strongest correlation with prosodic emotion discrimination. We conclude that an important cause of age-related impairment in prosodic emotion comprehension exists at the fundamental sensory level of processing.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Moreira ◽  
Mauricio Kischinhevsky ◽  
Marcelo Zamith ◽  
Esteban Clua ◽  
Diego Brandao

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