Wave propagation in a piezoelectric coupled cylindrical membrane shell. (Q5955242)

Piezoelectric coupled cylindrical shells are used in many applications. Such structures are composed by a metal shell bonded with a piezoelectric shell (e.g., aluminium PZT, gold PZT). In the elementary model, transverse forces, bending and twistling moments are negligible. This constitutes the membrane shell model. For such a model, dispersive curves for two mode structure are computed and plotted. The present study can serve as a reference when studying coupled piezoelectric shells.