Use of magnetorheological elastomer in an adaptive sandwich beam with conductive skins. Part I: Magnetoelastic loads in conductive skins - Discussion

    Authors

    G. Y. Zhou;Q. Wang

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Solids Struct.

    Keywords

    magnetoelastic loads; vibrating beam; magnetorheological elastomer; Mechanics

    Abstract

    In this study, the magnetoelastic loads for a vibrating conductive beam exposed perpendicularly to an applied steady magnetic field are addressed analytically by considering the effect of finite dimensions. The dynamic equation of such vibrating beam is presented and a simply supported conductive beam is simulated. The simulation indicates that the magnetoelastic loads affect the dynamic properties of the vibrating beam significantly only when the thickness of the beam is extremely small. This work is the basis for investigating and analyzing the field-controllable dynamic properties of a sandwich beam composed of conductive thin outer skins and a magnetorheological elastomer core, which will be presented in the second part of this research. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Solids and Structures

    Volume

    43

    Issue/Number

    17

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Editorial Material

    Language

    English

    First Page

    5386

    Last Page

    5402

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000239613900022

    ISSN

    0020-7683

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