ANALYSIS OF PIEZOELECTRIC CYLINDRICAL ACTUATORS AND 1-3 PIEZOCOMPOSITE UNIT CELLS By Yue Chen B. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China M. Sc. in Engineering Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA December 2003 © Yue Chen, 2003