title: Wave propagation in a piezoelectric human bone of arbitrary cross section with a circular cylindrical cavity.
abstract: A theoretical study of wave propagation in a piezoelectric cylinder of infinite length of arbitrary cross section with a circular cylindrical cavity of class 6 is investigated. The frequency equations are obtained by using the Fourier expansion collocation method and are analyzed numerically. The frequencies are evaluated for circular, elliptic, and cardioidal sections of bone and are tabulated. A plot of frequency spectrum is also presented for the cardioidal cross-section bar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venkatesan
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D005269:Femur / Q000502:physiology; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*