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On the mechanics of contact between a flexible transducer diaphragm located at a rigid boundary and an elastic material |
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| Authors: | A. P. S. Selvadurai S. Labanieh M. J. Boulon |
| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratoire Sols, Structures, Solides, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France;2. Permanent affiliation: William Scott Professor and James McGill Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada H3A 2K6.Laboratoire Sols, Structures, Solides, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France |
| Abstract: | In this paper we examine the mechanics of contact between a flexible elastic diaphragm and an isotropic elastic halfspace region where contact is established through the application of a normal stress. It is shown that a convenient solution for the maximum displacement and maximum flexural moment in the flexible diaphragm can be obtained by employing a variational technique. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | contact pressure transducer sensor with flexible diaphragm variational solution elastic halfspace– plate interaction mechanics of sensors arching action in pressure |