简介:Thefiniteelementformulationforanalyzingstaticdamagenearaconductingcrackinathinpiezoelectricplateisestablishedfromthevirtualworkprincipleofpiezoelectricity.Thedamagefieldsundervariousmechanicalandelectricalloadsarecalculatedcarefullybyusinganeffectiveiterativeprocedure.Thenumericalresultsshowthatallthedamagefieldsaroundacracktiparefan-shapedandtheelectricfieldappliedhasgreatinfluenceonthemechanicaldamage,whichisrelatedtothepiezoelectricproperties.