Papers by Author: Yan Ping Kong

Abstract: This work is concerned with the dispersion characteristics of Love waves propagating in a layered structure consisting of an anisotropic elastic layer and a piezoelectric half-space. The layer processes one symmetric plane, while the half-space is transversely isotropic. The explicit dispersion equation is derived. As an example, an inclined orthotropic material is chosen as an elastic layer to reveal the effect of material anisotropy on the dispersion behaviors. The numerical results show that the phase velocity is strongly influenced by the anisotropic degree.

Abstract: We investigate the propagation of shear horizontal (SH) surface waves in a functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic half-space with hexagonal (6mm) symmetry. The material properties vary in the direction perpendicular to the free surface. The surface of the half-space is mechanically free, but subjected to four types of electromagnetic boundary conditions. These boundary conditions are electrically open/magnetically closed, electrically open/magnetically open, electrically closed/magnetically open and electrically closed/magnetically closed. The effects of the electromagnetic boundary conditions and the variation of material properties on the propagation characteristics of SH surface waves are analyzed. The results obtained show that except for the electrically open/magnetically closed condition, three sets of other electromagnetic boundary conditions sustain the propagation of SH surface waves. Different from the case in homogeneous materials, the existing SH surface waves in functionally graded half-spaces are dispersive.

Abstract: A two-dimensional electro-elastic analysis is performed on a transversely isotropic piezoelectric material with an elliptical hole, which is subjected to remote uniform shear forces, and remote electric field. Based on the impermeable electric boundary conditions, close form solutions are obtained by using the complex potentials method. Taking PZT-4 ceramic into consideration, the stress distributions around the neighborhood of the elliptical hole are given. It is shown that the hole geometry and the electric field are responsible for the shielding effect, there are sharp stress concentration near the hole.