When a Workman Strikes a Steel Pipeline with a Hammer

question 38

Short Answer

When a workman strikes a steel pipeline with a hammer, he generates both longitudinal and transverse waves. The two types of reflected waves return 2.4 s apart. How far away is the reflection point? (For steel, v_L = 6.2 km/s, v_T = 3.2 km/s)

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