Abstract: This paper considers a mode III crack problem for a functionally graded piezoelectric material strip. The mechanical and electrical properties of the strip are considered for a class of functional ...

Abstract: Considered in this paper is a piezoelectric material strip containing an embedded crack or an edge crack perpendicular to its boundaries. The problem is solved for a strip that is suddenly ...

Abstract: A periodic array of cracks in a functionally graded coating bonded to a homogeneous substrate is considered. The medium is subjected to transient or static mechanical loads. The problem is ...

Abstract: This paper considers a piezoelectric ceramic layer with a surface electrode. It focuses on the effect of the layer thickness on the electrode tip fields. A closed-form solution for the ...

Abstract: This article provides a comprehensive treatment of cracks in nonhomogeneous structural materials such as functionally graded materials. It is assumed that the material properties depend only on ...

Abstract: This describes the first phase of an effort to develop a robot crane for shipbuilding applications. The focus of this phase is on the study of the stiffness characteristics of this robot as ...