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A modified polarization saturation model is proposed and addressed math-ematically using a complex variable approach in two-dimensional (2D) semipermeable piezoelectric media. In this model, an existing polarization saturation (PS) model in 2D piezoelectric media is modified by considering a linearly varying saturated normal electric displacement load in place of a constant normal electric displacement load, applied on a saturated electric zone. A centre cracked infinite 2D piezoelectric domain subject to an arbitrary poling direction and in-plane electromechanical loadings is considered for the analytical and numerical studies. Here, the problem is mathematically modeled as a non-homogeneous Riemann-Hilbert problem in terms of unknown complex potential functions representing electric displacement and stress components. Having solved the Hilbert problem, the solutions to the saturated zone length, the crack opening displace-ment (COD), the crack opening potential (COP), and the local stress intensity factors (SIFs) are obtained in explicit forms. A numerical study is also presented for the proposed modified model, showing the effects of the saturation condition on the applied electrical loading, the saturation zone length, and the COP. The results of fracture parameters obtained from the proposed model are compared with the existing PS model subject to electrical loading, crack face conditions, and polarization angles.
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Singh, S., Sharma, K. & Bhargava, R.R. Complex variable approach in studying modified polarization saturation model in two-dimensional semipermeable piezoelectric media. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 38, 1517–1532 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-017-2281-9
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Key words
- complex variable
- fracture parameter
- local stress intensity factor (SIF)
- piezoelectric
- polarization saturation (PS) model