Transient response of a cracked infinite piezoelectric strip under anti-plane impact

By using the well-established integral transform methodology, the dynamic r esponse of stress and electric displacement around a finite crack in an inf inite piezoelectric strip are investigated under anti-plane impact. The dyn amic intensity factors of stress and electric displacement are obtained ana lytically. The results show that the dynamic electric field will promote or retard the propagation of the crack at different stages of the loading pro cess. On the other hand, the response of the electric field is coherent wit h the applied electric load and independent of the external mechanical load . The result obtained for the anti-plane impact of a cracked infinite piezo electric ceramic can be regarded as a special case of the present work when the width of the strip tends to infinity.