Abstract
A mathematical strip-saturation model is proposed to analyze the influence of changing poling direction on two hairline electrically semi-permeable collinear cracks embedded in a piezoelectric strip. The remote boundaries of the piezoelectric strip are subjected to anti-plane mechanical and in-plane electrical loads. Fourier series method is applied to transform the model into triple series equations which are then reduced to singular integral equations using the integral equation technique. The closed-form analytical expressions are derived for saturation zones length, crack-sliding displacement (CSD), crack opening potential drop (COPD), intensity factors (IFs), and energy release rate (ERR). Influence of the poling angle on CSD, COPD, and ERR are shown graphically for various cracked piezoelectric ceramics. In addition, the numerical study is also presented for analyzing the effect of inter-crack distance and prescribed electrical and mechanical loadings on the fracture parameters. All graphical results are analyzed and compared.
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