Electromechanical response of 1-3 piezoelectric composites: A numerical model to assess the effects of fiber distribution

Acta Materialia

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1275-1292

  Kar Gupta, Ronit ^a   Venkatesh, T A ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Dielectrics; Finite element modeling; Piezoelectricity

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

ELASTIC STRESS CONDITIONS; FIBER DISTRIBUTION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33846587921     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2006.09.042     Document Type: Article

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