Numerical and analytical study on the pull-in instability of micro-structure under electrostatic loading

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 366-380

  Zhang, Yin ^a   Zhao, Ya Pu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Beam; Galerkin method; Micro structure; Multi mode analysis; One mode analysis; Plate; Pull in

Indexed keywords

BEAM; ELECTROSTATIC LOADING; MULTI-MODE ANALYSIS; ONE-MODE ANALYSIS; PLATE; PULL-IN INSTABILITY;

COMPUTATION THEORY; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GALERKIN METHODS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROSTATICS;

EID: 33644892221     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.12.045     Document Type: Article

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