The primary objective of this work is to give the reader an understanding of stress wave behaviour while taking into account the dynamic constitutive equations of elastic-plastic solids. The author has combined a 'materials characteristics' approach with a 'singularity surface' approach in this work, which readers will find to be a novel and unique route to solving their problems. * Helps engineers understand the effects and behavior of stress waves in various materials * Aids in the process of engineering design, testing, and evaluation.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Elementary Theory of One-Dimensional Stress Waves in Bars -- Chapter 3. Interaction of Elastic Longitudinal Waves -- Chapter 4. Interaction of Elastic-Plastic Longitudinal Waves in Bars -- Chapter 5. Rigid Unloading Approximation -- Chapter 6. One-Dimensional Visco-Elastic Waves and Elastic-Visco-Plastic Waves -- Chapter 7. One-Dimensional Strain Plane Waves -- Chapter 8. Spherical Waves and Cylindrical Waves -- Chapter 9. Elastic Plastic Waves Propagating in Flexible Strings -- Chapter 10. Elastic Plastic Waves Propagating in Beams under Transverse Impact (Bending Wave Theory) -- Chapter 11. General Theory for Linear Elastic Waves -- Chapter 12. Numerical Methods for Stress Wave Propagation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-528) and index.

Translated from the Chinese.

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