Finite element analysis of cracks in piezoelectric materials taking into account the permittivity of the crack medium

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1399-1413

  Gruebner, O ^a   Kamlah, M ^a   Munz, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element; Permittivity of crack medium; Piezoelectric material

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

PIEZOELECTRIC COMPONENTS;

CRACKS;

CRACK; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 0037411311     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00117-0     Document Type: Article

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