Experimental and numerical study of guided wave propagation in a thin metamaterial plate

R. Zhu, G. L. Huang*, H. H. Huang, C. T. Sun

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Abstract

In this Letter, both in-plane and out-of-plane guided waves in a thin plate with local resonators are studied numerically and experimentally. Through the numerical simulation, a new metamaterial plate design is achieved for a low-frequency bandgap in both in-plane and out-of-plane guided waves. Experiments were conducted to validate the numerical design. In the experiment, piezoelectric transducers were used to generate and receive guided wave signals. The results show that the numerical predictions are in very good agreement with the experimental measurements. Specifically, the connection between the local resonance in the thin plate and its wave attenuation mechanism was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2863-2867
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume375
Issue number30-31
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes

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