Author:Andhavarapu, EV; Loveday, Philip W; Long, Craig S; Heyns, PSDate:Jan 2010The semi-analytical finite element method (SAFE) is a popular method for analysing guided wave propagation in elastic waveguides of complex cross-section such as rails. The convergence of these models has previously been studied for linear ...Read more
Author:Long, Craig S; Loveday, Philip W; Ramatlo, Dineo AM; Andhavarapu, EVDate:Sep 2018Numerical verification of a method to simulate piezoelectric transducers exciting infinite elastic waveguides is presented. The method, referred to as SAFE-3D, combines a 3D finite element (FE) model of a transducer with a 2D semi-analytical ...Read more