Topology optimization design of functionally graded bimorph-type piezoelectric actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2605-2620

  Carbonari, Ronny C ^a   Silva, Emílio C N ^a   Paulino, Glaucio H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL DISCRETIZATION; PIEZOCERAMIC DOMAINS; POLARIZATION SIGN VARIATION;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 36448978290     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/16/6/065     Document Type: Article

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