Generalized plane problem of a cracked piezoelectric layer bonded to dissimilar layers

Summary In this paper, we proposed a model to study the electro-elastic crack problem for a cracked piezoelectic layer bonded to two elastic layers of finite thickness. The crack is assumed to be through thez-direction and the crack faces perpendicular to they-direction. Fourier transforms technique is used to reduce the problem to the solution of singular integral equations. The model is general enough to account for arbitrary electrical polarized direction and material anisotropy, for any mechanical or electrical mode of loading. Numerical results are plotted to illustrate the influence of the crack face electrical boundary condition on crack tip fields for different layer thickness.