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Thermal Analogy Method for Static and Dynamic Analysis of an Electrostrictive Beam

R. Jerome (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
N. Ganesan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures

ISSN: 1573-6105

Publication date: 1 April 2009

Abstract

A thermal analogy method for the static and dynamic analysis of an electrostrictive beam by incorporating the nonlinear characteristics of the electrostrictive materials is described in this paper. The analogy between thermo elastic finite element formulation and the electrostrictive material finite element formulation developed in this paper was explored. Based on this analogy, the voltage actuation of the electrostrictive beam can be simulated accurately using the conventional elastic finite element model with the thermal actuation. The finite element model includes the quadratic dependence of strain with electric field, valid at constant temperature and mechanical prestress, and excludes hysteresis.

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Jerome, R. and Ganesan, N. (2009), "Thermal Analogy Method for Static and Dynamic Analysis of an Electrostrictive Beam", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1163/157361109789808025

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