Investigation of induced strain actuator patches implementing modeling techniques and design considerations to reduce critical stress
One of the major problems with surface-mounted or embedded induced strain actuator (ISA) patches are the considerably high stress gradients introduced at the edges of the actuator patches when an electric field is applied. These excessive stress gradients initiate debonding of the actuators from the...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41395 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03042009-040453/ |