Finite Element Analysis of Smart Structures

Mollenhauer, D. H.; Thompson, D. M.; Griffin, O. H.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-2874-2_28

D. H. Mollenhauer⁶,
D. M. Thompson⁶ &
O. H. Griffin Jr.⁶

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Materials systems and structures which can respond in an “intelligent” fashion to their environment are currently being proposed and investigated. Two such materials which can serve as actuators in smart structures are shape memory alloys (SMA) and piezoceramics. A series of finite element analyses was performed to investigate the response of such material systems on two different structural configurations. A change in buckling load of a stiffened aluminum panel was predicted by finite element analysis with embedded, activated SMA wires. A three-dimensional analysis of the activation of a piezoceramic patch on a plastic plate was also performed. Verification of the latter example was provided by moiré interferometric experiments.

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Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 19716, Newark, DE, USA
S. G. Advani
Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, S04 2AA, Southampton, UK
W. R. Blain
Faculteit Toegepaste Wetenschappen Dienst Analyse van Strukturen, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Belgium
W. P. de Wilde
Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, 19716, Newark, DE, USA
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Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
O. H. Griffin Jr.

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Mollenhauer, D.H., Thompson, D.M., Griffin, O.H. (1992). Finite Element Analysis of Smart Structures. In: Advani, S.G., Blain, W.R., de Wilde, W.P., Gillespie, J.W., Griffin, O.H. (eds) Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology III. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2874-2_28

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