Propagation of non-axisymmetric waves in an infinite soft electroactive hollow cylinder under uniform biasing fields

Based on Dorfmann and Ogden's nonlinear theory of electroelasticity and the associated linear incremental theory, the non-axisymmetric wave propagation in an infinite incompressible soft electroactive hollow cylinder under biasing fields is investigated. The biasing fields are uniform, includin...

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Published in:International journal of solids and structures 2016-03, Vol.81, p.262-273
Main Authors: Su, Y.P., Wang, H.M., Zhang, C.L., Chen, W.Q.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biasing field
Cylinders
Displacement
Electroactive materials
Electroelasticity
Hollow cylinder
Linear incremental theory
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Non-axisymmetric wave
Nonlinearity
Piezoelectricity
Wave propagation
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Summary:Based on Dorfmann and Ogden's nonlinear theory of electroelasticity and the associated linear incremental theory, the non-axisymmetric wave propagation in an infinite incompressible soft electroactive hollow cylinder under biasing fields is investigated. The biasing fields are uniform, including an axial pre-stretch and a radial stretch in the plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder as well as an axial electric displacement. Such biasing fields make the originally isotropic electroactive material behave during its incremental motion like a conventional transversely isotropic piezoelectric material, hence greatly facilitating the following analysis. The three-dimensional equations of wave motion in cylindrical coordinates are derived and exactly solved by introducing three displacement functions. The exact solution is expressed in terms of Bessel functions, and explicit frequency equations are presented in different cases. For a prototype nonlinear model of electroactive material, numerical results are given and discussed. It is found that the initial biasing fields as well as the geometrical parameters of the hollow cylinder have significant influences on the wave propagation characteristics.
ISSN:0020-7683
1879-2146
DOI:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.12.003