Resonant electromechanical vibrations of piezoelectric shells of revolution (review)

Scientific results from studies on the resonant electromechanical vibrations of piezoceramic thin-walled shells of revolution, their fragments, and segmented cylinders are analyzed, systematized, and generalized. Considerable attention is focused on experimental studies of resonant vibrations. It is shown that the modes in which deformation occurs inphase throughout the volume are of the highest intensity in all piezoceramic shell structures __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 3–34, April 2008.