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    Analysis of Functionally Graded Magneto-Electro-Elastic Composites Using Hybrid/Mixed Finite Elements and Node-Wise Material Properties

    Peter L. Bishay1, Jan Sladek2, Vladimir Sladek2, Satya N. Atluri1
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 213-262, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.029.213
    Abstract A new class of hybrid/mixed finite elements, denoted "HMFEM-C", has been developed for modeling magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) materials. These elements are based on assuming independent strain-fields, electric and magnetic fields, and collocating them with the strain-fields, electric and magnetic fields derived from the primal variables (mechanical displacements, electric and magnetic potentials) at some cleverly chosen points inside each element. The newly developed elements show significantly higher accuracy than the primal elements for the electric, magnetic as well as the mechanical variables. HMFEM-C is invariant through the use of the element-fixed local orthogonal base vectors, and is… More >

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    Effective Interfacial Thickness in Dissimilar Materials through Nanoindentation

    S. S. Pulla1, Y. C. Lu2
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 263-278, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.029.263
    Abstract The nanoindentation technique is used to quantify the interfaces between dissimilar materials. The interfaces can be generally referred as to the transition regions in polymers due to environmental aging, or the regions between fibers and polymer matrix in composites, or other similar situations. It is proposed to use a nanoindenter equipped with small spherical tip to cross-indent the interfaces of dissimilar materials. The nanoindentation tests were carried out through 3-dimensional finite element simulations with varying properties of the two dissimilar materials, including various combinations of modulus (E1/E2), yield strength (σy1y2), hardening index (n1/n2), and the interface sizes More >

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    Local Electroelastic Field and Effective Electroelastic Moduli of Piezoelectric Nanocomposites with Interface Effect

    Shasha Yang1, Shuling Hu1, Shengping Shen1,2
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 279-298, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.029.279
    Abstract Due to the large ratio of surface area to volume in nanoscale objects, the property of surfaces and interfaces likely becomes a prominent factor in controlling the behavior of nano-heterogeneous materials. In this work, based on the Gurtin-Murdoch surface/interface elastic theory, a distinct expression is derived for embedded nano-inclusion in an infinite piezoelectric matrix coupled with interface effect. For the problem of a spherical inclusion in transversely isotropic piezoelectric medium, we reach a conclusion that the elastic and electric field are uniform when eigen-strain and eigen-electric field imposed on the inclusion are uniform even in More >

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