Research Article

A Coupling Electromechanical Inhomogeneous Cell-Based Smoothed Finite Element Method for Dynamic Analysis of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Beams

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Variations of displacement u3 and electrical potential φ at the loading point with time of the FGPM beam based on PZT-4 when the gradient parameter was n = −5, 0 and 5 under step load. (a) Displacement. (b) Electrical potential.
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