Statistical approach to evaluating reduction of active crack propagation in aluminum panels with piezoelectric actuator patches

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Platz, R ^a   Stapp, C ^b   Hanselka, H ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE REDUCTION; ALUMINUM PANEL; CRACKED STRUCTURES; CYCLIC STRESS INTENSITY; FATIGUE CRACKS; HOST STRUCTURE; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOAD CARRYING; LOW VOLTAGES; MECHANICAL COMPRESSION; PANEL STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR PATCHES; STATISTICAL APPROACH; THIN PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

ALUMINUM; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRESSES;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 79961062501     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/20/8/085009     Document Type: Article

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