The Computation of Complex Dispersion and Properties of Evanescent Lamb Wave in Functionally Graded

Xiaoming Zhang1, Zhi Li2, Jiangong Yu3

  • 1School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China. zxmworld11@hpu.edu.cn.

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