http://www.k-wave.org/forum/topic/acoustic-wave-propagation-through-i-beam Support for the k-Wave MATLAB toolbox en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 01:42:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.k-wave.org/forum/search.php http://www.k-wave.org/forum/topic/acoustic-wave-propagation-through-i-beam#post-9162 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:15:38 +0000 mcarullo1 9162@http://www.k-wave.org/forum/ <p>Hello, I am trying to solve the following problem:</p> <p>Imagine we have an infinitely long I-beam where one flange face is fixed onto a floor (with different material properties). We have a mechanical impactor and a receiving sensor at approximately the same location on the opposite flange face to the floor.</p> <p>The mechanical impactor will generate p-waves which travel through the thickness of the I-beam cross-section, reflect at the interface between the bottom flange and the floor, then be seen by the receiving sensor.</p> <p>I would like to setup a model to determine the time it takes for the p-waves to be seen by the receiving sensor after a mechanical impact. Is this possible to do with k-wave? If yes, can anyone provide a brief outline on how to achieve this? </p>