On the singularities in a bimaterial magneto-electro-elastic composite wedge under antiplane deformation

The singularity problem of the magneto-electro-elastic wedge-junction structure with consideration of the air effect

“…The conditions of lower singularity orders are good for the design of MEE sensors or actuators involved the local wedge structures. The results in [14] provide the guidelines for the selections of wedge angles and materials to reduce the singularity orders.…”

“…On the other hand, the dielectric breakdown may occur at the apex due to the singular electric field. Very recently, the antiplane singularity problems of the MEE wedges in sensors or actuators have been studied by Liu and Chue [14] and Sue et al [15]. Both studies [14,15] solved the problem independently but their analytical methods and numerical discussions were different.…”

“…Very recently, the antiplane singularity problems of the MEE wedges in sensors or actuators have been studied by Liu and Chue [14] and Sue et al [15]. Both studies [14,15] solved the problem independently but their analytical methods and numerical discussions were different. In reference [14], the singularities in a bimaterial MEE wedge under the antiplane deformation have been studied.…”

“…Both studies [14,15] solved the problem independently but their analytical methods and numerical discussions were different. In reference [14], the singularities in a bimaterial MEE wedge under the antiplane deformation have been studied. The Mellin transform was applied to derive the characteristic equations of singularity orders.…”

“…However, there are few studies for the singularity problems of the MEE wedges or junctions [14,15] and it needs further analyses. On the contrary, the singularities of the elastic and piezoelectric wedges or junctions have been widely studied before [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”