Fig. 7.12 Vertical tip deflection of the MFC plate with various piezofiber angles, reprinted from Ref. [5], copyright 2016, with
permission from ELSEVIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fig. 7.13 Twist of the MFC plate with various piezo-fiber angles,
reprinted from Ref. [5], copyright 2016, with permission from
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Fig. 7.14 Surface shapes of the composite plate with MFC-d33 patches
having different fiber angles, reprinted from Ref. [5], copyright
2016, with permission from ELSEVIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fig. 7.15 Cantilevered semicircular cylindrical shell bonded with
multi-MFC actuators, reprinted from Ref. [5], copyright 2016,
with permission from ELSEVIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Fig. 7.16 The radial tip displacements under various actuation loads,
reprinted from Ref. [5], copyright 2016, with permission from
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Fig. 7.17 The radial displacements of the central line in the hoop
direction, reprinted from Ref. [5], copyright 2016, with
permission from ELSEVIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fig. A.1 Curvilinear coordinates for a plate structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Fig. A.2 Curvilinear coordinates for a cylindrical structure . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Fig. A.3 Curvilinear coordinates for a spherical structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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