Estimation of stress intensity factor reduction for a center-cracked plate integrated with piezoelectric actuator and composite patch

• Main Authors: Abdul, Abid, Hrairi, Meftah, Abuzaid, Ahmed, Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Syed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: TL1 Motor vehicles
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/85891/7/85891_Estimation%20of%20stress%20intensity%20factor%20reduction_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85891/17/85891_Estimation%20of%20stress%20intensity.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85891/; https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0263823120309046?token=90B7FA88D988C7161B153B2E9E0D0EF63C8236B36DDD2D0AD433E0D266B5FA4EC4E35DE1046DD61C8398AC2248880A52

Active repair of a damaged structure using piezoelectric (PZT) actuators has played a significant role during the last two decades in reducing crack damage propagation in structures due to its electro-mechanical effect. Similarly, passive repair of damaged structures using composite materials has...