TY - JFULL AU - Thomas Jin-Chee Liu PY - 2014/12/ TI - Compressive Stresses near Crack Tip Induced by Thermo-Electric Field T2 - International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering SP - 1815 EP - 1819 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999629 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 95, 2014 N2 - In this paper, the thermo-electro-structural coupledfield in a cracked metal plate is studied using the finite element analysis. From the computational results, the compressive stresses reveal near the crack tip. This conclusion agrees with the past reference. Furthermore, the compressive condition can retard and stop the crack growth during the Joule heating process. ER -