Three-dimensional thermal fracture analysis of piezoelectric material by extended finite element methods

The effect of poling direction and thermal fracture analysis of penny-shaped crack (PSC) in piezoelectric material (PM) exposed to a uniform temperature and steady-state heat flow is presented using the XFEM approach. The intrinsic coupling, thermo-electro-mechanical under thermal shocks are studied and thermal stress intensity factors (TSIFs), and electrical displacement intensity factors (EDIF) are evaluated using the strain energy-based,...