An important aim of the presented book is the explanation of the application of piezoelectric
materials such as piezoceramics within the wide field of electromechanical actuators and …

Based on the theory of elasticity and piezoelectricity, the method called state-space based
differential quadrature method (SSDQM) is extended to study the free vibration of a …

In this paper a coupled Euler–Bernoulli model of laminated piezoelectric beams is
proposed. It is characterized by accounting for the influence of 3D distribution of mechanical …

Biomedical engineering applications of ionic polymer–metal composites such as motion
devices for endoscopy, pumps, valves, catheter navigation mechanisms and spinal pressure …

Strain gradients can induce polarization even in centrosymmetric materials. A size-
dependent model of a three-layer microbeam including a flexoelectric dielectric layer is …

The three-dimensional free vibration analysis of a multi-directional functionally graded
piezoelectric (FGP) annular plate resting on two parameter (Pasternak) elastic foundations is …

Piezoelectric materials are well recognized for the development of systems and actuators
working at the micro/nano-scale such as microsystems. This recognition is thanks to the high …

Three-dimensional free vibration analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric (FGPM)
annular plates resting on Pasternak foundations with different boundary conditions is …

Ionic polymers such as polyelectrolytes in a nano-composite form with a conductive phase
such as a metal, a synthetic metal or a conductive polymer of carbon, graphite or graphene …

This work aimed to study the thermo-electro vibration of a piezoelectric micro-plate resting
on the orthotropic foundation. To catch the small-scale effects of the structure, couple-stress …