On graded elements for multiphysics applications

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2408-2428

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CONTINUUM MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION; MULTIPHYSICS APPLICATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC GRADED ELEMENTS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

EID: 36448985662     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/16/6/045     Document Type: Article

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