Abstract
Active systems have attracted a great deal of attention in the last few decades due to the potential benefits they offer over the conventional passive systems in various applications. Dealing with active systems requires the possibility of modeling and simulation of their behavior. The paper considers thin-walled active structures with laminate architecture featuring fiber reinforced composite as a passive material and utilizing piezoelectric patches as both sensor and actuator components. The objective is the development of numerically effective finite element tool for their modeling. A 9-node degenerate shell element is described in the paper and the main aspects of the application of the element are discussed through a set of numerical examples.
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