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

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• 作者：Y.P. Su^a ; H.M. Wang^a ; C.L. Zhang^a ; W.Q. Chen^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^{cwqcmx@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{chenwq@zju.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Electroelasticity ; Hollow cylinder ; Biasing field ; Linear incremental theory ; Non-axisymmetric wave
• 刊名：International Journal of Solids and Structures
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：81
• 期：Complete
• 页码：262-273
• 全文大小：1004 K

文摘

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.