Interaction of multiple cracks in a nonhomogeneous piezoelectric rectangular plane under an electromechanical loading

Purpose In accord with the literature reviews, there is not a promising examination regarding the several straight and curved cracks interaction with arbitrary arrangement in the rectangular FGP plane. The purpose of this paper is to consider the effect of crack length, position of the point load, material non-homogeneity constant and also the arrangement of cracks on the resulting field intensity factors. Design/methodology/approach First of...