Vibrations of narrow microbeams predeformed by an electric field

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 309, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 600-612

  Batra, R C ^a   Porfiri, M ^b   Spinello, D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; STRAIN HARDENING;

ELECTROMECHANICAL MODEL; ELECTROSTATIC SOFTENING; NARROW MICROBEAMS; UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED FORCE;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 35748959914     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.07.030     Document Type: Article

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