Title

Repair of cracked column under axially compressive load via piezoelectric patch

Authors

Authors

Q. Wang;S. T. Quek

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Comput. Struct.

Keywords

buckling analysis; smart materials and structures; piezoelectric; actuator; piezoelectric sensor; cracked column; numerical simulations; ACTIVE BUCKLING CONTROL; FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ACTUATORS; SENSORS; BEAM; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering, Civil

Abstract

This paper discusses the buckling capacity and piezoelectric material enhancement of cracked column structures with standard boundary conditions. A model of the rotational discontinuity at the crack location is used to develop analytical buckling solutions and the effect of the crack on the buckling capacity of the damaged column is derived analytically. Small piezoelectric patches are employed to induce local moments to compensate for the decreased buckling capacity of column structures, using a mechanical model coupled with piezoelectric strain-voltage relations. Numerical simulations are conducted to study the variation of the voltage supplied to the piezoelectric layer with the variation of the boundary constraints of the column. The issue of sensor placement is also discussed to avoid impractical design of the voltage applied to the piezoelectric patch. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Computers & Structures

Volume

83

Issue/Number

15-16

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1355

Last Page

1363

WOS Identifier

WOS:000229693100017

ISSN

0045-7949

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