GENERALIZED 2D PROBLEM OF PIEZOELECTRIC MEDIA CONTAINING COLLINEAR CRACKS

The generalized 2D problem in piezoelectric media with collinear cracks is addressed based on Stroh's formulation and the exact electric boundary conditions on the crack faces. Exact solutions are obtained, respectively, for two special cases: one is that a piezoelectric solid withN collinear cracks is subjected to uniform loads at infinity, and the other is that a piezoelectric solid containing a single crack is subjected to a line load at an arbitrary point. It is shown when uniform loads are applied at infinity or on the crack faces that, the stress intensity factors are the same as those of isotropic materials, while the intensity factor of electric displacement is dependent on the material constants and the applied mechanical loads, but not on the applied electric loads. Moreover, it is found that the electric field inside any crack is not equal to zero, which is related to the material properties and applied mechanical-electric loads.

GENERAL SOLUTION OF PLANE PROBLEM OF PIEZOELECTRIC MEDIA EXPRESSED BY "HARMONIC FUNCTIONS

First, based on the basic equations of two-dimensional piezoelectroelasticity, a displacement function is introduced and the general solution is then derived. Utilizing the generalized Almansi's theorem, the general solution is so simplified that all physical quantities can be expressed by three 'harmonic functions'. Second, solutions of problems of a wedge loaded by point forces and point charge at the apex are also obtained in the paper. These solutions can be degenerated to those of problems of point forces and point charge acting on the line boundary of a piezoelectric half-plane.

Application of Hamiltonian system for two-dimensional transversely isotropic piezoelectric media

This paper presents a symplectic method for two-dimensional transversely isotropic piezoelectric media with the aid of Hamiltonian system. A symplectic system is established directly by introducing dual variables and a complete space of eigensolutions is obtained. The solutions of the problem can be expressed by eigensolutions. Some solutions, which are local and are neglected usually by Saint Venant principle, are shown. Curves of non-zero-eigenvalues and their eigensolutions are given by the numerical results.

General solutions for special orthotropic piezoelectric media

This paper presents the forms of the general solution for general anisotropic piezoelectric media starting from the basic equations of piezoelasticity by using the operator method introduced by Lur’e (1964), and gives the analytical form of the general solution for special orthotropic piezoelectric media. This paper uses the non-uniqueness of the general solution to obtain the generalized LHN solution and the generalized E-L solution for special orthotropic piezoelectric media. When the special orthotropic piezoelectric media degenerate to transversely piezoelectric media, the solution given by this paper degenerates to the solution for transversely isotropic piezoelectric media accordingly, so that this paper generalized the results in transversely isotropic piezoelectric media.

THE FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE PLANE PROBLEM IN PIEZOELECTRIC MEDIA WITH AN ELLIPTIC HOLE OR A CRACK

Based on the complex potential method, the Greed’s functions of the plane problem in transversely isotropic piezoelectric media with an elliptic hole are obtained in terms of exact electric boundary conditions at the rim of the hole. When foe elliptic hole degenerates into a crack, the fundamental solutions for the field intensity factors arc given. The general solutions for concentrated and distributed loads applied on the surface of the hole or crack are produced through the superposition of fundamental solutions With the aid of these solutions , some erroneous results provided previously in other works are pointed out More important is that these solutions can be used as the fundamental solutions of boundary element method to solve more practical problems in piezoelectric media.

PLANE PROBLEMS IN PIEZOELECTRIC MEDIAWITH ELLIPTIC INCLUSION

This paper expresses potential function of complex variable in Fabere series and the solution in closed form is provided for the plane stress problems in piezoelectric media with elliptic inclusion. It is shown from the solution that the stress, strain, electric field intensity and electric displacement in inclusion are all constant. In addition, the electromechanical behavior of piezoelectric influence at the elliptic rim of the infinite matrix with only acting mechanical or electric load is discussed with numerical examples.

A symplectic eigensolution method in transversely isotropic piezoelectric cylindrical media

This paper reports establishment of a symplectic system and introduces a 3D sub-symplectic structure for transversely isotropic piezoelectric media. A complete space of eigensolutions is obtained directly. Thus all solutions of the problem are re- duced to finding eigenvalues and eigensolutions, which include zero-eigenvalue solutions and all their Jordan normal form of the corresponding Hamiltonian matrix and non-zero-eigenvalue solutions. The classical solutions are described by zero-eigen- solutions and non-zero-eigensolutions show localized solutions. Numerical results show some rules of non-zero-eigenvalue and their eigensolutions.

Investigation of Generalized SIFs of cracks in 3D piezoelectric media under various crack-face conditions

This paper investigates the influence of crack geometry,crack-face and loading conditions,and the permittivity of a medium inside the crack gap on intensity factors of planar and non-planar cracks in linear piezoelectric media.A weakly singular boundary integral equation method together with the near-front approximation is adopted to accurately determine the intensity factors.Obtained results indicate that the non-flat crack surface,the electric field,and the permittivity of a medium inside the crack gap play a crucial role on the behavior of intensity factors.The mode-I stress intensity factors(K1)for two representative non-planar cracks under different crack-face conditions are found significantly different and they possess both upper and lower bounds.In addition,K1 for impermeable and semi-permeable non-planar cracks treated depends strongly on the electric field whereas those of impermeable,permeable,and semi-permeable penny-shaped cracks are identical and independent of the electric field.The stress/electric intensity factors predicted by permeable and energetically consistent models are,respectively,independent of and dependent on the electric field for the penny-shaped crack and the two representative non-planar cracks.Also,the permittivity of a medium inside the crack gap strongly affects the intensity factors for all crack configurations considered except for K1 of the semi-permeable pennyshaped crack.

Free vibration of piezoelectric annular plate

General solutions for coupled three dimensional equations of piezoelectric media were used in this work to obtain some analytical solutions for free vibration of piezoelectric annular plates. These solutions not only satisfy the governing equations at every point in the concerned region but also satisfy the prescribed boundary conditions at every point on the boundaries. Therefore, they are three-dimensional exact. Numerical results are finally tabulated.

THE BASIC SOLUTION OF A 3-D RECTANGULAR PERMEABLE CRACK IN A PIEZOELECTRIC/PIEZOMAGNETIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL

The solution of a 3-D rectangular permeable crack in a piezoelectric/piezomagnetic composite material was investigated by using the generalized Almansi＇s theorem and the Schmidt method.The problem was formulated through Fourier transform into three pairs of dual integral equations,in which the unknown variables are the displacement jumps across the crack surfaces.To solve the dual integral equations,the displacement jumps across the crack surfaces were directly expanded as a series of Jacobi polynomials.Finally,the relations between the electric filed,the magnetic flux field and the stress field near the crack edges were obtained and the effects of the shape of the rectangular crack on the stress,the electric displacement and magnetic flux intensity factors in a piezoelectric/piezomagnetic composite material were analyzed.