Stress State of an Orthotropic Piezoelectric Body with a Triaxial Ellipsoidal Inclusion Subject to Tension

Abstract

The problem of the stress state in an orthotropic piezoelectric body with a triaxial ellipsoidal inclusion under homogeneous force and electric loads is considered. The problem is solved by the Eshelby method of equivalent inclusion generalized to the case of a piezoelectric orthotropic space. The approach is validated against the example of a spheroidal cavity in a transversely isotropic material (the axis of revolution coincides with the symmetry axis) for which the exact solution is known. The stress distribution over the surface of the ellipsoidal cavity subject to tension is analyzed numerically.