Micromechanics-BEM analysis for piezoelectric composites

Advance In Micromechanics Analysis of Piezoelectric Composites

This paper presents an overview of micromechanics analysis of piezoelectric composites. Developments in micromechanics algorithms, finite element, and boundary element formulation for predicting effective material properties of piezoelectric composites are described. Finally, a brief summary of the approaches discussed is provided and future trends in this field are identified.

Thermoelectroelastic analysis of cracks in piezoelectric half-plane by BEM

The Green's function and the boundary element method for analysing fracture behaviour of cracks in piezoelectric half-plane are presented in this paper. By combining Stroh formalism and the concept of perturbation, a general thermoelectroelastic solution for half-plane solid subjected to point heat source and/or temperature discontinuity has been derived. Using the proposed solution and the pot...

Mechanics of Materials and Structures THREE-DIMENSIONAL ISOFIELD MICROMECHANICS MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE ELECTROTHERMOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES

A micromechanics approach for damage modeling of polymer matrix composites

A new model for damage evolution in polymer matrix composites is presented. The model is based on a combination of two constituent-level models an9 an interphase model. This approach reduces the number of empirical parameters ·since the two constituent level models are formulated for isotropic materials, namely fiber and matrix. Decomposition of the state variables down to the micro-scale is ac...

High-sensitivity piezoelectric perovskites for magnetoelectric composites

A highly topical set of perovskite oxides are high-sensitivity piezoelectric ones, among which Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 at the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) between ferroelectric rhombohedral and tetragonal polymorphic phases is reckoned a case study. Piezoelectric ceramics are used in a wide range of mature, electromechanical transduction technologies like piezoelectric sensors, actuators and ultrasoun...