Research Article

A Cell-Based Smoothed XFEM for Fracture in Piezoelectric Materials

Table 5

Normalized intensity factors under different crack lengths for electromechanical Griffith crack (shear load).

Normalized intensity factorsPZT-4P-7
CS-XFEMXFEMCS-XFEMXFEM

0.5 m/0.9880.9790.9770.964
/0.9940.9720.9850.971

1.0 m/0.9680.9480.9570.937
/0.9860.9610.9750.958

1.5 m/0.9580.9400.9480.935
/0.9730.9550.9630.940

2.0 m/0.9940.9870.9810.972
/0.9980.9910.9960.989