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The mode I crack problem for layered piezoelectric plates

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The plane strain singular stress problem for piezoelectric composite plates having a central crack is considered. For the case of the crack which is normal to and ends at the interface between the piezoelectric plate and the elastic layer, the order of stress singularity around the tip of the crack is obtained. The Fourier transform technique is used to formulate the problem in terms of a singular integral equation. The singular integral equation is solved by using the Gaus–Jacobi integration formula. Numerical calculations are carried out, and the main results presented are the variation of the stress intensity factor as functions of the geometric parameters, the piezoelectric material properties and the electrical boundary conditions of the layered composites.

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Ueda, S. The mode I crack problem for layered piezoelectric plates. International Journal of Fracture 114, 63–86 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014835225277

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