Abstract
Interfacial stresses, electric fields and electric displacements of a piezoelectric unsymmetrical bi-layer orthotropic laminate are presented. A state space equation for orthotropic piezoelectric material is derived from three-dimensional piezoelectric elasticity directly. With the application of the transfer matrix and recursive solution approach, a strong solution for the unsymmetrical piezoelectric generalised plane strain bi-layer laminated structure is sought after considering all elastic and piezoelectric constants of materials. Electromechanical boundary layer effect is identified quantitatively at free edges. To facilitate the discussion on the results, the corresponding calculations from finite element models are compared with those of the strong solution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 122-130 |
| Journal | Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 27 Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- State space method
- Strong solution
- Piezoelectric bi-material laminate
- Interfacial stress
- Electric displacement