Wave in brass rod
Experiment no.: 5.5.3
A brass rod is struck horizontally or vertically. The velocity of the longitudinal or transversal sound wave that is triggered is measured in each case.
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Force on solid body
Extension due to tensile stress
Mechanical properties of substances
Plastic and elastic deformation
Transverse contraction
Angle of shear
Derivation of wave equation
Time dependence of a transverse wave
Spatial dependence of the transverse wave
Transmission and reflection
Hard boundary
Soft boundary
Amplitudes for reflection and transmission
Longitudinal/transversal speed
Transparency
Earthquake waves