Reliability of ceramic multilayer actuators: A nonlinear finite element simulation

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 751-769

  Gong, X ^a   Suo, Z ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MULTILAYERS; NUCLEATION; RELIABILITY; STRESSES;

CERAMIC MULTILAYER ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC DISPLACEMENT; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROBLEM; SMALL SCALE SATURATION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0030141350     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-5096(95)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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