Mixing rules for the piezoelectric properties of macro fiber composites

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1475-1482

  Deraemaeker, A ^a   Nasser, H ^b   Benjeddou, A ^c   Preumont, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^c ISAE Supméca Institut Supérieur de Mécanique de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Macro fiber composite; Mixing rules; Piezocomposite; Piezoelectric transducers.

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT COMPUTATIONS; MACRO FIBER COMPOSITE; MIXING RULES; PIEZOCOMPOSITE; PIEZOELECTRIC COEFFICIENT; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTY; PLANE STRESS; UNIFORM FIELDS;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; FIBERS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MIXING; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 68749099791     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X09335615     Document Type: Article

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