Journal
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
Volume 17, Issue 7, Pages 601-608Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06059501
Keywords
nonlinear piezoelectric model; macro fiber composite; electrostrictive; elastostrictive
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
A nonlinear model for a piezoelectric continuum subjected to a monotonic increase in electric field under constant mechanical load is investigated. A general model is derived and then specialized for a piezoceramic-based material with anisotropic actuation and mechanical properties, for example, the Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) actuator. This formulation includes the linear-elastic mechanical response, as well as linear and second-order piezoelectric behavior and a second-order electromechanical cross-term. Using previously published work by the same authors (Williams, R.B., Inman, D.J. and Wilkie, WK. 2004. Tensile and Shear Behavior of Macro Fiber Composite Actuators, Journal of Composite Materials, 38(10):855-870) dealing with the mechanical response of the MFC, this set of material properties is determined experimentally in order to characterize the response of this device to given external loading conditions.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available