Electromagnetoelasticity: Piezoelectrics and Electrically Conductive Solids

This application-oriented book contains a unified and systematic presentation of the principles underlying the mechanics of piezoelectric Inaterials and the methods available for calculating piezoelements used in radio and computer technology, ultrasonics and defectoscopy. It provides a detailed account of advances in new directions in this field, such as fracture mechanics, and the theory of plates and shells. It pays special attention throughout to polarized ceramic, a material that is beconling increasingly important for its acoustoelectric applications. A valuable addition to the libraries of mechanical engineers, specialists in physical acoustics, ultrasonic technology, electronics and radio engineering, as well as of advanced students of the mechanics of continuous media.