Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences, Volume 39 
Subtitle: Modern Acoustical Techniques for the Measurement of Mechanical Properties (Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences)
Contributors: Moises Levy (Editor); Henry Bass (Editor); Richard Stern (Editor)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: September 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780124759862
Subjects: Experimental techniques; Science: General Issues; Technology; Materials; Acoustical Engineering; Testing; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Research & Methodology; Nanostructures; Material Science; Applied Physics; Science-Nanostructures; Science-Research & Methodology; Technology / Engineering / General; Technology / Material Science; Acoustic emission testing; General; Physics
First sentence: The velocity of sound in an infinite medium is proportional to the square root of the ratio of an effective elastic constant to an effective density.