Modeling the excitation of plane elastic waves in layered anisotropic materials by surface-bonded and embedded piezoelectric actuators

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10.31429/vestnik-23-1-73-85

Abstract

The paper addresses the problem of modeling the excitation and propagation of  elastic guided waves in a multilayered anisotropic waveguide by a thin-film piezoelectric transducer located on its surface or embedded between sublayers. To solve this problem under plane strain conditions, a hybrid numerical–analytical approach is advanced, which is based on coupling a finite-element solution in a bounded domain containing the piezoelectric actuator with normal mode expansion representations for the wavefields in the homogeneous parts of the multilayered waveguide. Results of numerical verification of the developed computational model are presented, along with examples of its application to parametric analysis of wave dynamics in a layered composite material with a cross-ply stacking sequence of transversely isotropic layers. The results demonstrate the influence of the piezoelectric actuator depth on the distribution of energy among individual normal modes.

Keywords:

elastic guided waves, layered anisotropic waveguide, surface-mounted and integrated piezotransducers, hybrid numerical scheme

Funding information

The work has been supported by the state assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Project No. FZEN-2024-0003).

Authors info

  • Polina A. Nets

    Research technician at the Institute of Mathematics, Mechanics and Informatics of Kuban State University

  • Alexandr A. Evdokimov

    Cand. (Physical and Mathematical), researcher at the Institute of Mathematics, Mechanics and Informatics of Kuban State University

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February 14, 2026

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March 24, 2026

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Nets, P.A., Evdokimov, A.A., Modeling the excitation of plane elastic waves in layered anisotropic materials by surface-bonded and embedded piezoelectric actuators. Ecological Bulletin of Research Centers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, 2026, т. 23, № 1, pp. 73–85. DOI: 10.31429/vestnik-23-1-73-85

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