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A New Discrete-Layer Finite Element for Electromechanically Coupled Analyses of Piezoelectric Adaptive Composite Structures

M. Al-Ajmi¹, A. Benjeddou²

1 Kuwait University, Mechanical Engineering Department, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
2 Institut Supérieur de Mécanique de Paris, Structures, 3 rue Fernand Hainault, 93407 Saint-Ouen CEDEX, France. Corresponding author: benjeddou@supmeca.fr.