Traditionally, most dynamic shock compression experiments are conducted using a plane one-dimensional wave of uniaxial strain. In this case, the evaluation of the equation of state is simplified due to the geometry, but the amplitude of the induced shock wave is limited by the magnitude of the input load. In an effort to dramatically increase the range of pressures that can be accessed by tradi...

This paper presents the effects of a wall impedance on the propagation of higher-order modes in a three-dimensional vocal-tract model. This model is constructed using an asymmetrically connected structure of rectangular acoustic tubes, and can parametrically represent acoustic characteristics in higher frequencies where the assumption of the plane wave propagation does not hold. The propagation...

The process by which sound is propagated in the head of a toothed whale is still a subject of discussion. Investigating the distribution of acoustic impedance calculated by density and Young's modulus is effective for quantitative comprehension because acoustic impedance determines the reflection coefficient of a sound wave. However, the sound propagation process of the toothed whale has been m...

Crustal velocity structure of the Chingshui-Tuchang area is obtained from the analysis of Pand S-wave arrivals of 257 local earthquakes recorded by a temporary seismic network in Ilan, northeastern Taiwan. The results of one-dimensional structure show that a major discontinuity in the uppercrust is found at the depth of 3 km for both Pand S-wave velocities. In addition, a significantly low S-wa...

We use multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) on seismic data to assess the practical impact of the assumed compressional-velocity and density parameters on the inverted shear-wave velocity results. The practical secondary-parameter impact evaluation was performed on data acquired in the arctic. The ice-sheet compressional-, shear-wave velocity and density variations with depth were ava...

In the case of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), a shock wave-bubble interaction inevitably occurs near the focusing point of stones, resulting in stone fragmentation and subsequent tissue damage. Because shock wave-bubble interactions are high-speed phenomena occurring in tissue consisting of various media with different acoustic impedance values, numerical analysis is an effective...

The wave impedance and the environment impedance are important for the wave-variable based teleoperator. It is difficult to get good performance when the parameters are not proper. The paper addresses how to design the wave based teleoperator when working environment undergoes changed. It is concluded that wave impedance should match environment impedance by discussing how wave impedance and en...