@inproceedings{c05ebdd794054f84be52d0c6297d0c40,
title = "Determination of surface density of nonporous membranes with air-coupled ultrasound",
abstract = "The surface density or mass per unit area of a membrane is an important material property often used in acoustics and ultrasonics. In this paper, a new measurement and analysis technique for estimating the surface density as a function of frequency for a nonporous membrane or foil is introduced. This new, broadband technique is derived from the Thompson-Gray measurement model which can be simplified to the fluid layer transfer function commonly used in acoustics. The fluid layer transfer function can be further simplified to the limp-wall mass law for acoustically 'thin' membranes whose thickness is much less than a wavelength. The transfer function of the membrane can be efficiently measured with commercially available air-coupled ultrasonic transducers from which the surface density can be computed. Surface density estimates are presented for four membrane-like materials: aluminum foil, brass shim, polyester and polyethylene sheets.",
author = "Lerch, {T. P.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.; 41st Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2014 ; Conference date: 20-07-2014 Through 25-07-2014",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1063/1.4914742",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
pages = "1292--1298",
editor = "Chimenti, {Dale E.} and Bond, {Leonard J.}",
booktitle = "41st Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 34",
}