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Effect of columbic force on piezoelectric fracture

  • Cun Fa Gao*
  • , Pin Tong
  • , Tong Yi Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper studies the effect of the Columbic force on piezoelectric fracture. Bound charges emerge on the upper and lower surfaces of a permeable crack when a piezoelectric solid with the crack is subjected to far-field mechanical/electric loading. Taking into account the Columbic force between the bound charges, we obtain a non-linear equation governing the normal component of electric displacement D20(x1) on the crack faces. The results show that D20(x1) is, in general, not a constant along the crack faces and depends on the mechanical/electric loading conditions, the crack profile and the material properties outside and inside the crack. Furthermore, we examine the Columbic force under low mechanical/electric loads and then discuss the effect of the Columbic force on the fracture behaviour of piezoelectric materials.

Keywords

  • Columbic force
  • Mechanical/electrical coupling
  • Nonlinear electric boundary condition
  • Permeable crack
  • Piezoelectric fracture

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