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A piezoelectric medium containing a cylindrical inhomogeneity: Role of electric capacitors and mechanical imperfections

Mohammadi Shodja, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2007

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.02.029
  3. Publisher: 2007
  4. Abstract:
  5. Often, during fabrication processes of fiber-matrix composites, the pertinent interface may be made imperfectly bonded either deliberately or undesirably. The effect of electric capacitors and mechanical imperfections on the electro-mechanical fields associated with an anisotropic piezoelectric matrix containing a cylindrical inhomogeneity made of a different anisotropic piezoelectric material is of interest. In fact the interface imperfection condition presented in this paper is quite general, in the sense that any combination of mechanical and electrical imperfections may exist. The interface electrical imperfection is mimicked by the electric capacitors. The capacity of the capacitors is a measure of the electrical imperfection. The notion of complete electric barrier realizes when the capacity is equal to zero. For finite values of capacity, different electrical imperfections are modeled. When the capacity is infinitely large, perfect electrical interface reveals. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
  6. Keywords:
  7. Capacitors ; Defects ; Interfaces (materials) ; Piezoelectricity ; Electric barrier ; Electromechanical imperfection ; Interface parameters ; Multifunction materials ; Piezoelectric materials
  8. Source: International Journal of Solids and Structures ; Volume 44, Issue 20 , 2007 , Pages 6361-6381 ; 00207683 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020768307000972