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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Previous research focused on flexural wave localization in curved structures.
  • Limited understanding of other wave types (extensional, shear) in these geometries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the localization of multicomponent elastic waves in thin, curved structures.
  • To explore wave localization beyond flexural modes in curved rods and shells.

Main Methods:

  • Application of the semiclassical WKB approximation for multicomponent waves.
  • Numerical experiments on curved rod and singly curved shell models.
  • Analysis of wave behavior around points of minimum absolute curvature.

Main Results:

  • Extensional and shear waves, in addition to flexural waves, form localized bound states.
  • Localization occurs at points of minimum absolute curvature in the elastic structures.
  • Excellent agreement observed between semiclassical predictions and numerical results.

Conclusions:

  • The study demonstrates broader wave localization phenomena in thin elastic structures.
  • Findings enable novel methods for tuning acoustic and vibrational properties.
  • Highlights limitations of effective models focusing solely on flexural waves.