Piezoelectric bending control of nonlinear viscoelastic plates - Probabilities of failure and survival times

Harry H. Hilton, Dhirendra Kubair, Cristina E. Beldica

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Abstract

The sensitivity of physical parameter motion and amplitude control by viscoelastic piezoelectric and material damping of viscoelastic plates is studied. A flexible viscoelastic plate is exposed to bending loads normal to the plate and structural control is provided through viscoelastic plate damping augmented by piezo-viscoelastic energy dissipations or through appropriate emf application. Numerical simulations in terms of critical parameters, such as relaxation functions of the structure and piezoelectric devices, are carried out to evaluate system responses, sensing and structural control.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)81-94
Number of pages14
JournalAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD
Volume249
StatePublished - 2001
Event2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - New York, NY, United States
Duration: Nov 11 2001Nov 16 2001

Keywords

  • Creep
  • Failure probabilities
  • Material damping
  • Piezo structural control
  • Plates
  • Survivability
  • Viscoelasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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