<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article, the static response of the functionally graded piezoelectric (FGP) plates with piezoelectric layers (sandwich FGPM) is studied based on the first order shear deformation plate theory. The plate is under mechanical, electrical and thermal loadings and finite element method is employed to obtain the solution of the equation. All mechanical, thermal and piezoelectric properties, except Poisson ratio, obey the power law distribution through the thickness. By solving the governing equation, optimum value of power law index is investigated in each type of loading. The effects of different volume fraction index, layer arrangements, various boundary conditions and different loading types, are studied on the deflection of FGPM plate. It is inferred that, the correlations between the deflection, power law index and layer arrangement are completely different in the mechanical and thermal loading and the optimum value of the power law index should be selected in each case separately. This optimum values can be used as a design criterion to build a reliable sensors and actuators in thermal environments.</p></abstract>

In this article, the static response of the functionally graded piezoelectric (FGP) plates with piezoelectric layers (sandwich FGPM) is studied based on the first order shear deformation plate theory. The plate is under mechanical, electrical and thermal loadings and finite element method is employed to obtain the solution of the equation. All mechanical, thermal and piezoelectric properties, except Poisson ratio, obey the power law distribution through the thickness. By solving the governing equation, optimum value of power law index is investigated in each type of loading. The effects of different volume fraction index, layer arrangements, various boundary conditions and different loading types, are studied on the deflection of FGPM plate. It is inferred that, the correlations between the deflection, power law index and layer arrangement are completely different in the mechanical and thermal loading and the optimum value of the power law index should be selected in each case separately. This optimum values can be used as a design criterion to build a reliable sensors and actuators in thermal environments.

Optimum response of functionally graded piezoelectric plates in thermal environments

Materials Science-Poland

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In this article, the static response of the functionally graded piezoelectric (FGP) plates with piezoelectric layers (sandwich FGPM) is studied based on the...

Optimum response of functionally graded piezoelectric plates in thermal environments

Published Online: Oct 31, 2017

Page range: 606 - 617

Received: Jan 24, 2017

Accepted: Aug 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2017-0070

Keywords
finite element method, thermal loading, optimum power law index, sandwich FGPM

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Optimum response of functionally graded piezoelectric plates in thermal environments

Published Online: Oct 31, 2017

Page range: 606 - 617

Received: Jan 24, 2017

Accepted: Aug 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2017-0070

Keywordsfinite element method, thermal loading, optimum power law index, sandwich FGPM

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
finite element method, thermal loading, optimum power law index, sandwich FGPM