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The concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics, generalized to treat piezoelectric effects, are employed to study the influence of the electrical fields on the fracture behavior of piezoelectric materials. The method of distributed dislocations and electric dipoles, already existing in the literature, is used to calculate the electro-elastic fields and the energy-release rate for a finite crack embedded in an infinite piezoelectric medium which is subjected to both mechanical and electric loads. The energy-release rate expressions show that the electric fields generally tend to slow the crack growth. It is shown that the stress intensity factor criterion and the energy-release rate criterion differ when the energetics of the electric field is taken into account. The study of crack tip singular stress field yields a possible explanation for experimentally observed crack skewing in the presence of a strong electric field.
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Pak, Y.E. Linear electro-elastic fracture mechanics of piezoelectric materials. Int J Fract 54, 79–100 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040857
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040857