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P. M. Weaver
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
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Micro-computer tomography—An aid in the investigation of structural changes in lead zirconate titanate ceramics after temperature-humidity bias testing
Lead zirconate titanate ceramic actuators are extensively used in electronic and electro-mechanical devices. Under humid conditions with a d.c. bias leakage currents increase power consumption In some material...
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Single Source Three Dimensional Capture of Full Field Plate Vibrations
Measurement of the vibrations of plates can offer significant challenges to the experimentalist, particularly when the plates are lightweight, exhibit large amplitude deflections, nonlinear responses or are in...
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Open AccessPiezoelectric materials for high temperature transducers and actuators
Piezoelectric sensors and actuators are a mature technology, commonplace amongst a plethora of industrial fields including automotive, maritime and non-destructive testing. However the environments that these ...
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High temperature measurement and characterisation of piezoelectric properties
Currently available high performance piezoelectric materials, predominantly based on lead zirconate titanate (PZT), are typically limited to operating temperatures of around 200 °C or below. There are many ap...
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Open AccessStress recovery of laminated non-prismatic beams under layerwise traction and body forces
Emerging manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing and additive layer manufacturing, offer scope for making slender heterogeneous structures with complex geometry. Modern applications include tapered s...
