Buckling control of composite beam with piezoelectric materials

• Main Author: Lu, Fan.
• Other Authors: Chai, Gin Boay
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Mechanical strength of materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13453
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Buckling control of laminate beams by means of piezoelectric layers bonded to the outer surfaces of the beams is studied in this project. Structures made of fiber-reinforced laminated composite materials are usually thin and flexible. When they are under in-plane compressive loading, buckling will h...