High field behaviour of piezoelectric fibre composites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5053, Issue , 2003, Pages 544-555

  Nelson, L J ^a   Bowen, C R ^a   Stevens, R ^a   Cain, M ^b   Stewart, M ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Composite; Fibre; Finite element analysis; High field; Hysteresis; Piezoelectric; Strain; Surface profile

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CERAMIC FIBERS; COERCIVE FORCE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; POLARIZATION; PROFILOMETRY; STRAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISCOPLASTICITY;

SURFACE PROFILING;

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0242525625     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484739     Document Type: Conference Paper

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