Benchmark solution of imperfect angle-ply laminated rectangular plates in cylindrical bending with surface piezoelectric layers as actuator and sensor

The static and dynamic responses of simply supported adaptive angle-ply laminates in cylindrical bending are considered. The interlaminar bonding of the host elastic laminate is assumed to be imperfect, described by a spring-layer model, while the bonding between the host elastic laminate and the surface piezoelectric actuator and sensor layers is perfect. The state-space approach, which is directly based on the three-dimensional exact elasticity (piezoelasticity) equations and very effective in analyzing laminated structures, is employed. The numerical results should provide a useful means of comparison in the development of simplified analyses or numerical methods.