An advanced configuration 1-3 piezocomposite, designated by its manufacturer as SonoPanel(TM), has been investigated for potential underwater acoustical applications. In-air electromechanical characteristics and in-water acoustical properties of the SonoPanel(TM) were experimentally examined. The in-air impedance measurement results showed the existence of parasitic modes in the composite panel...

A review on the recent development in the non-linear flutter and thermal buckling of an FGM panel under the combined effect of elevated temperature conditions and aerodynamic loading is investigated using a finite element model based on the thin plate theory and von Karman straindisplacement relations to account for moderately large deflection. It is found that the temperature increase has an a...