Measurement of static strain distribution using piezoelectric polymer film (Principle and application to a holed plate)

JSME International Journal, Series A: Mechanics and Material Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-16

  Katsumi, Keisuke ^a   Biwa, Shiro ^b   Matsumoto, Eiji ^a   Shibata, Toshinobu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromechanical coupling; High polymer materials; Piezoelectricity; Polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF); Sensor; Strain measurement

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PLASTIC FILMS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SENSORS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER FILMS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; STATIC STRAIN DISTRIBUTION;

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032778209     PISSN: 13408046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmea.42.11     Document Type: Article

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