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1Mech. Eng., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC. rajapakse@mech.ubc.ca
Abstract:
This study presents a fully coupled analysis of a unit cell of a 1-3 piezocomposite under hydrostatic loading. The governing equations for coupled axisymmetric electroelastic field of a transversely isotropic piezoelectric medium and a transversely isotropic elastic medium are used. A reduced form of the analytical general solutions expressed in terms of series of modified Bessel functions of the first and second kind are used. The solution of the boundary-value problem corresponding to a unit cell is presented. The effective properties of a 1-3 piezocomposite are obtained for different fiber volume fractions, polymer and piezoceramic properties, and fiber aspect ratios. Comparisons with previously reported simplified and uncoupled models are made.
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