Thermopiezoelectric interaction of macro- and micro-cracks in piezoelectric medium

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Qin, Q H ^a  

^a Ctr for Adv Materials Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN'S FUNCTION; HEAT FLUX; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKING; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC DISPLACEMENT; TEMPERATURE DISCONTINUITY;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033189165     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(99)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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