9 results about "Elastic anisotropy" patented technology

Elastic anisotropy occurs if there is a preferred alignment of a material’s fabric elements—crystals, grains, cracks, bedding planes, joints or fractures—on a scale smaller than the length of the wave. This alignment causes waves to propagate fastest in its direction. Elastic anisotropy is sometimes called seismic anisotropy, velocity anisotropy,...