On the forced vibration analysis of Timoshenko nanobeams based on the surface stress elasticity theory

This paper aims to present nonlinear forced vibration characteristics of nanobeams including surface stress effect. By considering the local geometrical nonlinearity based on von Karman relation, a new formulation of the Timoshenko beam model is developed through the Gurtin–Murdoch elasticity theory in which the effect of surface stress is incorporated. By using a variational approach on the basis of Hamilton’s principle, the size-dependent equations of motion and associated boundary conditions are obtained. The generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) method is employed to discretize the non-classical governing differential equations over the spatial domain by using the shifted Chebyshev–Gauss–Lobatto grid points. Subsequently, a Galerkin-based numerical approach is put to use in order to reduce the set of nonlinear equations into a time-varying set of ordinary differential equations of Duffing-type. In the next step, the time domain is discretized via spectral differentiation matrix operators which are defined based on the derivatives of a periodic base function. Finally, the pseudo arc-length method is employed to solve the resulting nonlinear parameterized algebraic equations. The frequency–response curves for forced vibration behavior of nanobeams including the effect of surface stress are predicted corresponding to various values of beam thickness, length to thickness ratio and surface elastic constants. It is revealed that by incorporating the surface stress effect, the maximum amplitude occurs at lower excitation frequencies and the wide of region of the response tends to decrease.     

Nonlinear analysis of forced vibration of nonlocal third-order shear deformable beam model of magneto–electro–thermo elastic nanobeams

This paper deals with the forced vibration behavior of nonlocal third-order shear deformable beam model of magneto–electro–thermo elastic (METE) nanobeams based on the nonlocal elasticity theory in conjunction with the von Kármán geometric nonlinearity. The METE nanobeam is assumed to be subjected to the external electric potential, magnetic potential and constant temperature rise. Based on the Hamilton principle, the nonlinear governing equations and corresponding boundary conditions are established and discretized using the generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) method. Thereafter, using a Galerkin-based numerical technique, the set of nonlinear governing equations is reduced into a time-varying set of ordinary differential equations of Duffing type. The pseudo-arc length continuum scheme is then adopted to solve the vectorized form of nonlinear parameterized equations. Finally, a comprehensive study is conducted to get an insight into the effects of different parameters such as nonlocal parameter, slenderness ratio, initial electric potential, initial external magnetic potential, temperature rise and type of boundary conditions on the natural frequency and forced vibration characteristics of METE nanobeams.     

Nonlinear vibration of the piezoelectric nanobeams based on the nonlocal theory

This paper investigates the nonlinear vibration of the piezoelectric nanobeams based on the nonlocal theory and Timoshenko beam theory. The piezoelectric nanobeam is subjected to an applied voltage and a uniform temperature change. The nonlinear governing equations and boundary conditions are derived by using the Hamilton principle and discretized by using the differential quadrature (DQ) method. A direct iterative method is employed to determine the nonlinear frequencies and mode shapes of the piezoelectric nanobeams. A detailed parametric study is conducted to study the influences of the nonlocal parameter, temperature change and external electric voltage on the size-dependent nonlinear vibration characteristics of the piezoelectric nanobeams.     

Micro-slot injection into a boundary layer driven by a favourable pressure gradient

This study aims to investigate the nonlinear forced vibration of functionally graded (FG) nanobeams. It is assumed that material properties are gradually graded in the direction of thickness. Nonlocal nonlinear Euler–Bernoulli beam theory is used to derive nonlocal governing equations of motion. The linear eigenmodes of FG nanobeams are used to transform a partial differential equation of motion into a system of ordinary differential equations via the Galerkin method. The multiple scale method is used to find the governing equations of the steady-state responses of FG nanobeams excited by a distributed harmonic force with constant intensity. It is also assumed that the working frequency is close to three times greater than the lowest natural frequency. Based on the equation governing the linear natural frequencies of FG nanobeams, the influence of the small scale parameter, material composition, and stiffness of the foundation on the linear relationship among natural frequencies is studied. Results show that superharmonic response or a combination of resonances may occur as well as a subharmonic response depending on the power-law index and stiffness of the foundation. Then the governing equations of a steady-state response of FG nanobeams for four possible solutions are obtained depending on the value of the small scale parameter. It is shown that the simplest response of FG nanobeams is a subharmonic response or superharmonic response. The equations governing the frequency–response curves are obtained and the effects of the power-law index and small scale parameter on them are discussed.     

Buckling and postbuckling response of sandwich panels under non-uniform mechanical edge loadings

The buckling and postbuckling responses of cylindrical sandwich panels, subjected to non-uniform in-plane loadings are investigates in this paper by analytical method. A fourth and fifth order expansions are used respectively for the transverse and tangential displacement of the core to model the core compressibility effect. The stress distribution within the panels due to the applied non-uniform in-plane edge loadings are determined by prebuckling analysis. The governing partial differential equations describing the buckling and postbuckling behavior of cylindrical sandwich panels are derived using the principle of minimum total potential energy. Galerkin’s method is used to reduce the governing partial differential equations to a set of non-linear algebraic equations. Newton–Raphson method in conjunction with Riks approach is employed to solve the algebraic equations. Numerical results are presented for both flat and cylindrical sandwich panels subjected to various non-uniform in-plane edge loadings. The sandwich panels used in the present investigation are made up of isotropic and composite materials.     

Surface and nonlocal effects on the nonlinear free vibration of non-uniform nanobeams

The surface and nonlocal effects on the nonlinear flexural free vibrations of elastically supported non-uniform cross section nanobeams are studied simultaneously. The formulations are derived based on both Euler–Bernoulli beam theory (EBT) and Timoshenko beam theory (TBT) independently using Hamilton’s principle in conjunction with Eringen’s nonlocal elasticity theory. Green’s strain tensor together with von Kármán assumptions are employed to model the geometrical nonlinearity. The differential quadrature method (DQM) as an efficient and accurate numerical tool in conjunction with a direct iterative method is adopted to obtain the nonlinear vibration frequencies of nanobeams subjected to different boundary conditions. After demonstrating the fast rate of convergence of the method, it is shown that the results are in excellent agreement with the previous studies in the limit cases. The influences of surface free energy, nonlocal parameter, length of non-uniform nanobeams, variation of nanobeam width and elastic medium parameters on the nonlinear free vibrations are investigated.     

Buckling characteristics of nanocrystalline nano-beams

The buckling and the postbuckling characteristics of nanocrystalline nano-beams with/without surface stress residuals are investigated. A hybrid model is proposed where a non-classical beam model is incorporated with a size-dependent micromechanical model. The micromechanical model has the merit of accounting for the beam material structure effects, i.e. the grain size and the grain boundary effects. To account for the beam size effects, the couple stress theory is implemented where some measures are added to capture the grain rigid rotation effects. The proposed hybrid model is harnessed to derive the governing equations of a nano-beam subjected to an axial compressive load accounting for the mid-plane stretching according to von-Karman kinematics and the surface stress residuals. Analytical solutions for the prebuckling and postbuckling configurations and natural frequencies as functions of the applied compressive axial load are derived. The effects of the beam material structure and the beam size on the beam’s prebuckling characteristics and the postbuckling configurations and natural frequencies are studied. The obtained results reveal that both the size and the material structure of nanobeams have great impacts on their buckling characteristics.     

An analytical study on the nonlinear free vibration of functionally graded nanobeams incorporating surface effects

Nonlinear free vibration of simply supported FG nanoscale beams with considering surface effects (surface elasticity, tension and density) and balance condition between the FG nanobeam bulk and its surfaces is investigated in this paper. The non-classical beam model is developed within the framework of Euler–Bernoulli beam theory including the von Kármán geometric nonlinearity. The component of the bulk stress, σ_zz, is assumed to vary cubically through the nanobeam thickness and satisfies the balance conditions between the FG nanobeam bulk and its surfaces. Accordingly, surface density is introduced into the governing equation of the nonlinear free vibration of FG nanobeams. The multiple scales method is employed as an analytical solution for the nonlinear governing equation to obtain the nonlinear natural frequencies of FG nanbeams. Several comparison studies are carried out to demonstrate the effect of considering the balance conditions on free nonlinear vibration of FG nanobeams. Lastly, the influences of the FG nanobeam length, volume fraction index, amplitude ratio, mode number and thickness ratio on the normalized nonlinear natural frequencies of the FG nanobeams are discussed in detail.     

Nonlinear buckling and postbuckling behavior of cylindrical nanoshells subjected to combined axial and radial compressions incorporating surface stress effects

In the present study, the Gurtin-Murdoch elasticity theory, as a theory capable of capturing size effects, is implemented to predict the nonlinear buckling and postbuckling response of cylindrical nanoshells under combined axial and radial compressive loads in the presence of surface stress effects. For this purpose, a size-dependent shell mode containing geometric nonlinearity is proposed within the framework of the classical shell theory. Because it is necessary to satisfy balance conditions on the surfaces of nanoshell, it is assumed that the normal stress component of the bulk varies linearly through the shell thickness. On the basis of a variational formulation using the principle of virtual work, the non-classical governing differential equations are derived. Subsequently, a boundary layer theory is employed including the nonlinear prebuckling deformations and the large deflections in the postbuckling regime. Then a two-stepped perturbation methodology is utilized to obtain the size-dependent critical buckling loads and the postbuckling equilibrium paths of nanoshells corresponding to the axial dominated and radial dominated loading cases. It is revealed that in the radial dominated loading case, a positive value of surface elastic constants leads to increase the critical buckling load but decrease the critical end-shortening of nanoshell. However, in the axial dominated loading case, surface elastic constants with positive sign causes to increase the both critical buckling load and critical end-shortening of nanoshell.     

Coupled longitudinal-transverse behaviour of a geometrically imperfect microbeam

Based on the modified couple stress theory, the coupled longitudinal-transverse nonlinear behaviour of an imperfect microbeam is investigated numerically. The equations governing the longitudinal and transverse motions are obtained using Hamilton’s principle for the system with an initial geometric imperfection. The Galerkin scheme is employed to discretize the two partial differential equations of motion, yielding a set of second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with coupled terms. This set is cast into new set of first-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations and solved by means of the pseudo-arclength continuation technique. The nonlinear resonant response of the system along with bifurcations are presented via frequency–response curves. Moreover, the effect of different system parameter on the frequency–response curves is highlighted.     

Coupled longitudinal-transverse-rotational behaviour of shear deformable microbeams

In this paper, for the first time, the nonlinear motion characteristics of a hinged-hinged third-order shear deformable microbeam are examined, based on the modified couple stress theory and the third-order shear deformation theory. The extensibility of the microbeam is modelled by taking into account the longitudinal displacement. The nonlinear equations governing the longitudinal, transverse, and rotational motions are derived by means of Hamilton's principle in conjunction with the modified couple stress theory (to take into account small-scale effects). The three coupled nonlinear partial differential equations are discretized via the Galerkin method and the resulting set of ordinary differential equations is solved by means of the pseudo-arclength continuation technique and via direct time-integration. The effects of the system parameters on the behaviour of the microbeam are studied. Results are presented in the form of frequency-responses and force-responses. Points of interest in the parameter space are also highlighted in the form of time histories, phase-plane portraits, and fast Fourier transforms (FFTs). Moreover, the similarities and differences in the response of the system obtained via the modified couple stress and classical continuum mechanics theories are discussed.     

Postbuckling analysis of a nonlinear beam with axial functionally graded material

The postbuckling analysis of a modified nonlinear beam composed of axial functionally graded material (FGM) is investigated by a canonical dual finite element method (CD-FEM). The governing equation of the axial FGM nonlinear beam is derived through a variational method. The CD-FEM is adopted to find the nonconvex postbuckling configurations of the beam according to Gao’s triality theory. Using duality transition, the original potential energy functional becomes a functional of deformation and dual stress fields. By variation of the mixed complementary energy, the coupling equations are derived to find deformation and dual stress fields. In FEM, matrices of a beam element depend on the gradient of material property (elastic modulus). To obtain general forms of matrices of a beam element, the graded elastic modulus is approximated by piecewise linear functions with respect to axial position. Numerical examples are presented to show the effects of graded elasticity on the postbuckling configurations of the beam.     

Analysis of shear-deformable composite beams in postbuckling

The nonlinear response of composite beams modeled according to higher-order shear deformation theories in postbuckling is investigated. The beam ends are restrained from axial movement, and as a result the contribution of the midplane stretching is considered. The equations of motion and the boundary conditions are derived using Hamilton’s principle. The shear deformation effect on the critical buckling load and static postbuckling response is introduced using classical, first-order, and higher-order shear deformation theories. This paper presents an exact solution for the static postbuckling response of a symmetrically laminated simply supported shear-deformable composite beam. The shear effect is shown to have a significant contribution to both the buckling and postbuckling behaviors. Results of this analysis show that classical and first-order theories underestimate the amplitude of buckling while all higher-order theories, considered in this study, yield very close results for the static postbuckling response.     

Size-dependent free flexural vibrational behavior of functionally graded nanobeams using semi-analytical differential transform method

In this paper nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli beam theory is employed for vibration analysis of functionally graded (FG) size-dependent nanobeams by using Navier-based analytical method and a semi analytical differential transform method. Two kinds of mathematical models, namely, power law and Mori-Tanaka models are considered. The nonlocal Eringen theory takes into account the effect of small size, which enables the present model to become effective in the analysis and design of nanosensors and nanoactuators. Governing equations are derived through Hamilton's principle and they are solved applying semi analytical differential transform method (DTM). It is demonstrated that the DTM has high precision and computational efficiency in the vibration analysis of FG nanobeams. The good agreement between the results of this article and those available in literature validated the presented approach. The detailed mathematical derivations are presented and numerical investigations are performed while the emphasis is placed on investigating the effect of the several parameters such as small scale effects, different material compositions, mode number and thickness ratio on the normalized natural frequencies of the FG nanobeams in detail. It is explicitly shown that the vibration of a FG nanobeams is significantly influenced by these effects. Numerical results are presented to serve as benchmarks for future analyses of FG nanobeams.     

Postbuckling of viscoelastic micro/nanobeams embedded in visco-Pasternak foundations based on the modified couple stress theory

This paper investigates the postbuckling analysis of a viscoelastic microbeam embedded in a double layer viscoelastic foundation. This viscoelastic microbeam is modeled using the Kelvin–Voigt model and the modified couple stress theory. A material length scale parameter is utilized to describe the size-dependent behavior of the viscoelastic microbeam. The visco-Pasternak foundation used in this study contains a viscoelastic medium and a shear layer. This microbeam is subjected to an axial compressive load at the beam ends which can change as a function of time. According to the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory and von-Karman nonlinearity, the time-dependent equations of motion are derived by Hamilton’s principle. The nonlinear equations of motion are directly solved under the simply supported boundary condition. Both time-dependent deflection and viscoelastic buckling load are investigated. Finally, the influences of the material length scale parameter, parameters of the visco-Pasternak foundation and the material viscosity coefficient on the dynamic postbuckling response are studied.

     

Structural modelling of nanorods and nanobeams using doublet mechanics theory

In this study, statics and dynamics of nanorods and nanobeams are investigated by using doublet mechanics. Classical rod theory and Euler–Bernoulli beam theory is used in the formulation. After deriving governing equations static deformation, buckling, vibration and wave propagation problems in nanorods and nanobeams are investigated in detail. The results obtained by using of doublet mechanics are compared to that of the classical elasticity theory. The importance of the size dependent mechanical behavior at the nano scale is shown in the considered problems. In doublet mechanics, bond length of atoms of the considered solid are used as an intrinsic length scale.     

A nonlinear strain gradient beam formulation

In this paper, a nonlinear size-dependent Euler–Bernoulli beam model is developed based on a strain gradient theory, capable of capturing the size effect. Considering the mid-plane stretching as the source of the nonlinearity in the beam behavior, the governing nonlinear partial differential equation of motion and the corresponding classical and non-classical boundary conditions are determined using the variational method. As an example, the free-vibration response of hinged-hinged microbeams is derived analytically using the Method of Multiple Scales. Also, the nonlinear size-dependent static bending of hinged-hinged beams is evaluated numerically. The results of the new model are compared with the results based on the linear strain gradient theory, linear and nonlinear modified couple stress theory, and also the linear and non-linear classical models, noting that the couple stress and the classical theories are indeed special cases of the strain gradient theory.     

Vibration characteristics of moving sigmoid functionally graded plates containing porosities

This study investigates vibration characteristics of longitudinally moving sigmoid functionally graded material (S-FGM) plates containing porosities. Two types of porosity distribution, i.e., the even and uneven distributions, are taken into account. In accordance with the sigmoid distribution rule, the material properties of porous S-FGM plates vary smoothly along the plate thickness direction. The nonlinear geometrical relations are adopted by using the von Kármán non-linear plate theory. Based on the d’Alembert’s principle, the nonlinear governing equation of the system is derived. Then, the governing equation is discretized to a set of ordinary differential equations via the Galerkin method. These discretized equations are subsequently solved by using the method of harmonic balance. Analytical solutions are verified with the aid of the adaptive step-size fourth-order Runge–Kutta method. By using the perturbation technique, the stability of the steady-state response is highlighted. Finally, both natural frequencies and nonlinear forced responses of moving porous S-FGM plates are examined. Results demonstrate that the moving porous S-FGM plates exhibit hardening spring characteristics in the nonlinear frequency response. Moreover, it is shown that the type of porosity distribution, moving speed, porosity volume fraction, constituent volume fraction and in-plane pretension all have significant influence on the nonlinear forced responses of moving porous S-FGM plates.     

Dynamic stability analysis of functionally graded higher-order shear deformable microshells based on the modified couple stress elasticity theory

Size-dependent dynamic stability response of higher-order shear deformable cylindrical microshells made of functionally graded materials (FGMs) and subjected to simply supported end supports is investigated. Material properties of the microshells vary in the thickness direction according to the Mori–Tanaka scheme. The modified couple stress elasticity theory in conjunction with the classical higher-order shear deformation shell theory is utilized to develop non-classical shell model containing additional internal length scale parameter to interpret size effect. The differential equations of motion and boundary conditions are derived by using Hamilton’s principle. The governing equations are then written in the form of Mathieu–Hill equations and then Bolotin’s method is employed to determine the instability regions. Selected numerical results are given to indicate the influences of internal length scale parameter, material property gradient index, static load factor and axial wave number on the dynamic stability behavior of FGM microshells. It is found that the width of the instability region for an FGM microshell increases with the decrease of the value of dimensionless length scale parameter. Moreover, it is shown that the classical shell model has an overestimated prediction for the width of instability region corresponding to the FGM microshells especially with lower values of material property gradient index.     

The nonlinear vibration of an initially stressed laminated plate

Nonlinear partial differential equations of motion for a laminated plate in a general state of non-uniform initial stress are presented in various plate theories. This study uses Lo’s displacement field to derive the governing equations. The higher-order terms in Lo’s theory can be disregarded, to obtain the equations of simpler forms and even other theories for laminated plate. These nonlinear partial equations are transformed to ordinary nonlinear differential equations using the Galerkin method. The Runge–Kutta method is used to obtain the ratio of nonlinear frequency to linear frequency. The numerical solutions of an initially stressed laminate plate based on various plate theories obtained by the Galerkin and Runge–Kutta method are presented herein. Using these equations with various theories, the nonlinear vibration behavior of laminated plate is studied. The results show that apparent discrepancies exist among the various displacement fields, which indicates the transverse shear strain, normal strain and initial stress state have great effect on the vibration behavior of laminate plate under nonlinear vibration.