Stress distribution in a simple adaptive structure actuated in bending mode

Renato Barboni; Paolo Gaudenzi; Giulio Strambi

doi:10.1117/12.184795

13 September 1994 Stress distribution in a simple adaptive structure actuated in bending mode

Renato Barboni, Paolo Gaudenzi, Giulio Strambi

Proceedings Volume 2361, Second European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184795
Event: Smart Structures and Materials: Second European Conference, 1994, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

Recently piezoelectric materials have been used as actuators or sensors in some simple adaptive structures. Thin polarized piezoceramics were bonded to the top and bottom surfaces of simple plate-like passive structures. The piezoelectric layers work as actuators or sensors by means of the converse of the direct piezoelectric effect. In both cases the interaction mechanism between the active layer and the passive structure plays a fundamental role in the response of the overall structure [1,2,3]. Aim of the present paper is to study the stress distribution that is generated in the interaction between a simple (plate) structure and a piezoelectric actuator. A closed form solution is obtained for a given displacement assumption, based on a power series technique. The displacement form allows the interlaminar stress continuity at the interfaces between the actuator layer and the structure [4].

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Renato Barboni, Paolo Gaudenzi, and Giulio Strambi "Stress distribution in a simple adaptive structure actuated in bending mode", Proc. SPIE 2361, Second European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, (13 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184795

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