Abstract
We analyse here the problem of large deformation of dielectric elastomeric membranes under coupled electromechanical loading. Extremely large deformations (enclosed volume changes of 100 times and greater) of a toroidal membrane are studied by the use of a variational formulation that accounts for the total energy due to mechanical and electrical fields. A modified shooting method is adopted to solve the resulting system of coupled and highly nonlinear ordinary differential equations. We demonstrate the occurrence of limit point, wrinkling, and symmetry-breaking buckling instabilities in the solution of this problem. Onset of each of these “reversible” instabilities depends significantly on the ratio of the mechanical load to the electric load, thereby providing a control mechanism for state switching.
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