Finite element analysis of two-dimensional electrochemical-mechanical response of ionic conducting polymer-metal composite beams

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 31-32, 2005, Pages 2573-2583

  Toi, Yutaka ^a   Kang, Sung Soo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actuator; Computational mechanics; Coupled problem; Electrochemical mechanical analysis; Finite element method; Ionic conducting polymer metal composite

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; POLYMERS; ROBOTICS;

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; COUPLED PROBLEM; ELECTROCHEMICAL-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; IONIC CONDUCTING POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 27344444860     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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