Axisymmetric boundary-value problems in a piezoelectric medium

Based on the general solution of three-dimensional problems in piezoelectric medium, with the method of Green's functins^[2], axisymmetric boundary-value problems are discussed. The purpose of this research is for analyzing the effective on mechanics and electricity of the piezoelectric ceramics caused by voids and inclusions. The displacement, traction and electric Green's functions corresponding to circular ring loads acting in the interior of a piezoelectric ceramic are obtained. A cylindrical coordinate system is employed and Hankel transform are applied with respect to radial coordinates. Explicit solutions for Green's functions are presented in terms of infinite integrals of Lipshitz-Hankel type. By solving a traction boundary-value problem, the solution scheme is illustrated. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Foundation of the Open Laboratory of Solid Mechanics.     

GREEN＇S FUNCTIONS OF INTERNAL ELECTRODES BETWEEN TWO DISSIMILAR PIEZOELECTRIC MEDIA

The generalized 2-D problem of a half-infinite interfacial electrode layer between two arbitrary piezoelectric half-spaces is studied. Based on the Stroh formalism,exact expressions for the Green‘ s functions of a line force, a line charge and a line electric dipole applied at an arbitrary point near the electrode edge, were presented, respectively.The corresponding solutions for the intensity factors of fields were also obtained in an explicit form. These results can be used as the foundational solutions in boundary element method (BEM) to solve more complicated fracture problems of piezoelectric composites.     

GREEN'S FUNCTIONS OF INTERNAL ELECTRODES BETWEEN TWO DISSIMILAR PIEZOELECTRIC MEDIA

IntroductionPiezoelectricceramicshavefoundwideapplicationinactuators,sensorsandothercomponents.Inthesedevices,themostcost_efficientgeometryisthatofthecofiredmultilayeractuatorswithmetalelectrodes[1].Toimprovethebondstrengthbetweenpiezoelectricmatrices,theelectrodesareoftenplacedwithoneedgeterminatedinsidepiezoelectricmaterialsandanotheredgeconnectedtoanexternalelectrodestrip .Attheinternalelectrodeedge,theelectricfieldconcentrates.Thenon_uniformlocalfieldinducesinturncrackinitiation ,crackgro…     

Thermoelectroelastic Green's function and its application for bimaterial of piezoelectric materials

Summary For a two-dimensional piezoelectric plate, the thermoelectroelastic Green's functions for bimaterials subjected to a temperature discontinuity are presented by way of Stroh formalism. The study shows that the thermoelectroelastic Green's functions for bimaterials are composed of a particular solution and a corrective solution. All the solutions have their singularities, located at the point applied by the dislocation, as well as some image singularities, located at both the lower and the upper half-plane. Using the proposed thermoelectroelastic Green's functions, the problem of a crack of arbitrary orientation near a bimaterial interface between dissimilar thermopiezoelectric material is analysed, and a system of singular integral equations for the unknown temperature discontinuity, defined on the crack faces, is obtained. The stress and electric displacement (SED) intensity factors and strain energy density factor can be, then, evaluated by a numerical solution at the singular integral equations. As a consequence, the direction of crack growth can be estimated by way of strain energy density theory. Numerical results for the fracture angle are obtained to illustrate the application of the proposed formulation. Received 10 November 1997; accepted for publication 3 February 1998     

Electro-elastic green's functions for a piezoelectric half-space and their application

I.IntroductionItiswell'knownthatoneofthemostpowerfultoolsinlinearfieldtheoriesistheGreen'sfunction.Fore1asticity,considerableresearchcanbefoundintheliterature.However,theGreen'sfunctionforpiezoe1ectricityisratherlimitedduetotheanisotropyandelectromechanic…     

Green's functions for anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterials with a slipping interface

An explicit full-field expression of the Green's functions for anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterials with a slipping interface is derived. When the electro-elastic singularity reduces to a pure dislocation in displacement and electric potential, interaction energy between the dislocation and the bimaterials is obtained explicitly while the generalized force on the dislocation is given in a real form which is also valid for degenerate materials. The investigation demonstrates that the boundary conditions at the slipping interface between two piezoelectric materials will exert a prominent influence on the mobility of the dislocation. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 59635140).     

The fundamental solutions for the plane problem in piezoelectric media with an elliptic hole or a crack

1.IntroductionItiswell-knownthatthefundame,ltalsolutionsorGreen'sfunctionsplayanimportantroleilllinearelasticity.Forexample,theycanbeusedtoconstructmanyanalyticalsolutionsofpracticalproblems.Itismoreimportantthattheyareusedasthefundamentalsolutionsintheboundaryelementmethod(BEM)tosolvesomecomplicatedproblem.Withthewidely-increasingapplicationofpiezoelectricmaterialsinengineeringproblems,thestudyregardingtheGreen'sfLlnctionsinpiezoelectricsolidshasreceivedmuchinterest.The3DGreen'sfunctionsi…     

曲梁压电俘能器强迫振动的格林函数解

本文运用格林函数法求解了曲梁压电俘能器在强迫振动下的解析解.运用微分法分析了压电层合曲梁结构面内各内力,根据曲梁压电 俘能器的动力学方程组,基于压电本构关系,建立了包含径向阻尼但不考虑俘能器曲梁结构部分的轴向力以及轴向惯性项的Prescott力 电耦合模型. 采用Laplace变换法求得了耦合振动方程的格林函数解.根据叠加原理和格林函数的物理意义,对耦合的系统方程解耦进而 求得强迫振动下曲梁压电俘能器的输出电压. 数值计算中,通过与现有文献的解析解进行对比,验证了本文解析解的有效性,并研究了阻 尼、电阻等重要物理参数对压电函数和谐振频率的影响.通过与有关传统直梁压电俘能器研究成果的对比,体现了曲梁压 电俘能器Prescott模型的高效集能特性. 数值分析研究表明:(1)使得曲梁俘能器达到最大输出电压时连接的最优负载电 阻为1 M$\Omega$;(2)通过更换适当的基底材料,降低材料的弹性模量,可以改变曲梁俘能器的高基频现象,以使结构适应 更复杂的工作环境,但这会导致俘能器的工作效率降低.      

Study on the 3D Green's functions of the fluid and piezoelectric bimaterials

Because most piezoelectric devices have interfaces with fluid in engineering,it is valuable to study the coupled field between fluid and piezoelectric media.As the fundamental problem,the 3 D Green's functions for point forces and point charge loaded in the fluid and piezoelectric bimaterials are studied in this paper.Based on the 3 D general solutions expressed by harmonic functions,we constructed the suitable harmonic functions with undetermined constants at first.Then,the couple field in the fluid and piezoelectric bimaterials can be derived by substitution of harmonic functions into general solutions.These constants can be obtained by virtue of the compatibility,boundary,and equilibrium conditions.At last,the characteristics of the electromechanical coupled fields are shown by numerical results.     

Eshelby problem of polygonal inclusions in anisotropic piezoelectric full- and half-planes

This paper presents an exact closed-form solution for the Eshelby problem of polygonal inclusion in anisotropic piezoelectric full- and half-planes. Based on the equivalent body-force concept of eigenstrain, the induced elastic and piezoelectric fields are first expressed in terms of line integral on the boundary of the inclusion with the integrand being the Green's function. Using the recently derived exact closed-form line-source Green's function, the line integral is then carried out analytically, with the final expression involving only elementary functions. The exact closed-form solution is applied to a square-shaped quantum wire within semiconductor GaAs full- and half-planes, with results clearly showing the importance of material orientation and piezoelectric coupling. While the elastic and piezoelectric fields within the square-shaped quantum wire could serve as benchmarks to other numerical methods, the exact closed-form solution should be useful to the analysis of nanoscale quantum-wire structures where large strain and electric fields could be induced by the misfit strain.     

Penny-shaped crack in transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials

Using a method of potential functions introduced successively to integrate the field equations of three-dimensional problems for transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials, we obtain the so-called general solution in which the displacement components and electric potential functions are represented by a singular function satisfying some special partial differential equations of 6th order. In order to analyse the mechanical-electric coupling behaviour of penny-shaped crack for above materials, another form of the general solution is obtained under cylindrical coordinate system by introducing three quasi-harmonic functions into the general equations obtained above. It is shown that both the two forms of the general solutions are complete. Furthermore, the mechanical-electric coupling behaviour of penny-shaped crack in transversely isotropic piezoelectric media is analysed under axisymmetric tensile loading case, and the crack-tip stress field and electric displacement field are obtained. The results show that the stress and the electric displacement components near the crack tip have (r ^−1/2) singularity. The project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China     

Stiffness relations for piezoelectric indentation of flat and non-flat punches of arbitrary planform: Applications to probing nanoelectromechanical properties of materials

Stiffness relations for voltage-dependent contact mechanics of piezoelectric material are derived for an indenter of arbitrary planform under normal force, centrally or non-centrally applied, and electric charge distribution at the base. Relations between indentation depth, indentation force, electric potential and electric charge are explicitly given in terms of indenter's geometry and piezoelectric material constants. The analysis covers indenters with non-flat base approximated by a second-order surface; elliptic paraboloid is considered as an example. In the case of the elliptic non-flat planform, the derived stiffness relations are exact; otherwise, they are approximate and are shown to have good accuracy. The stiffness relations are given in elementary functions and are obtained by utilizing the recently established principle of correspondence between the piezoelectric and purely elastic problems. Besides contributing to extension of Hertzian mechanics to piezoelectric materials, these results are essential for quantitative interpretation of the scanning probe microscopy and piezoelectric nanoindentation data on piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and multiferroic materials.     

Analysis of a crack in a half-plane piezoelectric solid with traction-induction free boundary

In this paper, the problem of a crack embedded in a half-plane piezoelectric solid with traction-induction free boundary is analyzed. A system of singular integral equations is formulated for the materials with general anisotropic piezoelectric properties and for the crack with arbitrary orientation. The kernel functions developed are in complex form for general anisotropic piezoelectric materials and are then specialized to the case of transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials which are in real form. The obtained coupled mechanical and electric real kernel functions may be reduced to those kernel functions for purely elastic problems when the electric effects disappear. The system of singular integral equations is solved numerically and the coupling effects of the mechanical and electric phenomena are presented by the generalized stress intensity factors for transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials.     

Mechanics of indentation for piezoelectric thin films on elastic substrate

Frictionless normal indentation problem of rigid flat-ended cylindrical, conical and spherical indenters on piezoelectric film, which is either in frictionless contact with or perfectly bonded to an elastic half-space (substrate), is investigated. Both conducting and insulating indenters are considered. With Hankel transform, the general solutions of the homogeneous governing equations for the piezoelectric layer and the elastic half-space are presented. Using the boundary conditions for a vertical point force or a point electric charge, and the boundary conditions on the film/substrate interface, the Green’s functions can be obtained by solving sets of simultaneous linear algebraic equations. The solution of the indentation problem is obtained by integrating these Green’s functions over the contact area with unknown surface tractions or electric charge distribution, which will be determined from the boundary conditions on the contact surface between the indenter and the film. The solution is expressed in terms of dual integral equations that are converted to a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind and solved numerically. Numerical examples are also presented. The comparison between two film/substrate bonding conditions is made. It shows that the indentation rigidity of the film/substrate system is lower when the film is in frictionless contact with the substrate. The effects of the Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the elastic substrate, indenter electrical condition and indenter prescribed electric potential on the indentation responses are presented.     

Inclined circular flat punch on a transversely isotropic piezoelectric half-space

Summary Utilizing the general solution of transversely isotropic piezoelectricity, the paper analyzes the problem of an inclined rigid circular flat punch indenting a transversely isotropic piezoelectric half-space. The potential theory method is employed and generalized to take into account the effect of the electric field in piezoelectric materials. Assuming that the punch is maintained at a constant electric potential, exact expressions for the elastoelectric field are derived in terms of elementary functions. It is noted that the solution corresponding to a flat circular punch centrally loaded by a concentrated force can be obtained as a special case. Received 15 December 1998; accepted for publication 9 March 1999     

A general solution for static piezothermoelastic problems of crystal class 6mm solids

In this paper, a general solution for three-dimensional static piezothermoelastic problems of crystal class 6mm solids is presented. The general solution involves four piezoelastic potential functions and a piezothermoelastic potential function, of which four piezoelastic potential functions are governed by weighted harmonic differential equations. Compared with the general solution given by Ashida et al., in which seven potential functions are introduced, the general solution proposed in the present paper is more rigorously derived. Moreover, it has a simple form and is convenient for application. As an illustrative example, the problem of a pyroelectric half-space subjected to axisymmetric heating is studied. Numerical results of displacements stresses, electric potential and electric displacements are obtained for a cadmium selenide half-space. Thermally induced displacements and stress distribution are compared with those obtained for the same material without piezoelectric and pyroelectric effects. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19872060).     

The effective properties of piezocomposites, part I: Single inclusion problem

The problem of a piezoelectric ellipsoidal inclusion in an infinite nonpiezoelectric matrix is very important in engineering. In this paper, it is solved via Green's function technique. The closed-form solutions of the electroelastic Eshelby's tensors for this kind of problem are obtained. The electroelastic Eshelby's tensors can be expressed by the Eshelby's tensors of the perfectly elastic inclusion problem and the perfectly dielectric inclusion problem. Since the closed-form solutions of the Eshelby's tensors of the perfectly elastic inclusion problem and the perfectly dielectric inclusion problem can be given by theory of elasticity and electrodynamics, respectively, the electroelastic Eshelby's tensors can be obtained conveniently. Using these results, the closed-form solutions of the constraint elastic fields and the constraint electric fields inside the piezoelectric ellipsoidal inclusion are also obtained. These expressions can be readily utilized in solutions of numerous problems in the micromechanics of piezoelectric solids, such as the deformation and energy analysis, damage evolution and fracture of the piezoelectric materials. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

POLYNOMIAL SOLUTIONS TO PIEZOELECTRIC BEAMS(Ⅰ)--SEVERAL EXACT SOLUTIONS

For the orthotropic piezoelectric plane problem, a series of piezoelectric beams is solved and the corresponding exact solutions are obtained with the trial-anderror method on the basis of the general solution in the case of three distinct eigenvalues, in which all displacements, electrical potential, stresses and electrical displacements are expressed by three displacement functions in terms of harmonic polynomials. These problems are rectangular beams having rigid body displacements and identical electrical potential, rectangular beams under uniform tension and electric displacement as well as pure shearing and pure bending, beams of two free ends subjected to uniform electrical potential on the upper and lower surfaces.     

功能梯度压电材料圆环位移和电势边值问题的精确解

圆环形的压电材料器件在智能结构中得到了广泛的应用。本文推导了横观各向同性功能梯度压电材料圆环在内、外边界上给定位移和电势情况下的一般解。极化方向在圆环的半径方向,材料常数的梯度方向也设定在半径方向,并可表示为半径r的幂,本构关系为线性。然后推导了压电圆环外壁固定、接地,内壁沿垂向有一微小位移、电势分别为余弦分布和均匀分布的问题的精确解,并计算了该问题在这两种电势情况下产生的无量纲形式的径向和环向位移、电势、应力及电位移沿径向分布的数值结果。计算中考虑了不同的材料梯度,以及内壁的位移与电势的不同比例。     

Green's functions for a piezoelectric semi-infinite body with a fixed conductor surface

By using Stroh's formalism, simple explicit compact expressions of Green's functions for a piezoelectric semi-infinite body, with a fixed conductor surface electrode, subject to a singularity (i.e., a generalized line dislocation and a generalized line force at a point z°) are presented. Coulomb forces acted on the free line charge at z° due to the boundary polarization charges of the medium and the induction charges of the conductor together with the electromechanical coupling effects inside the region are analyzed in detail. The obtained results are valid not only for plane and antiplane problems but also for the coupled problems between inplane and outplane deformations.