Numerical Analyses of Piezoelectric Elements

New active "intelligent" structural systems with integrated self-sensing diagnosis and control capabilities could lead to a new design dimension for the next generation high-performance structural and mechanical systems. There are a number of active electromechanical materials, such as peizoelectrics, shape memory alloys, electrostrictive materials, electromagnetoelastic materials, electrorheological materials, etc., commonly used in active structural applications...