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Unimorph Bending calculations
Posted 2018年1月29日 GMT-5 08:50 Structural & Acoustics, General 0 Replies
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Hi,
I am hoping someone can tell me what method COMSOL uses when working out the deflection from the end of a beam in a bimorph.
I am trying to simulate a magnetostrictive active layer on a non active substrate layer. When placed in a magnetic field the active layer strains causing the beam to bend. If I know what the strain is, I should be able to work out the deflection from the properties of the material and dimensions, or from the deflection work out the strain in the active layer.
I do not think the mechanism causing the strain should matter, as long as it does not cause the no active layer to strain too.
I would like to know how it is that COMSOL works this out, as I would like a way of verifing the calculations outside of the software, and currently cannot do so by experiment.
Thank you for any help. David
Hello David Czerski
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