We investigate the ability of rapidly changing lateral boundary conditions to change
the rate of dispersion and attenuation of an elastic pulse without changing the
composite’s material parameters. It is easier to tune wave propagation in composites
by using time-varying boundary conditions rather than changing the material
properties of solid materials. Numerical simulations of the pulse propagation in
two-dimensional inhomogeneous elastic laminate demonstrate that observed stress
distribution patterns differ significantly from those for time-independent boundary
conditions.