scholarly journals Thermo-electro-mechanical behaviour of Nano-sized structures

2020 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 00060
Author(s):  
Miroslav Repka ◽  
Ladislav Sator
Keyword(s):  
Size Effect ◽  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Theory Of Elasticity ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale

Thermo-electro-mechanical behaviour of the nano-sized structures is analysed by the finite element method (FEM). The mechanical response of the nano-sized structures cannot be modelled with classical continuum theories due to the size effect phenomenon. The strain gradient theory with one length scale parameter has been applied to study size effect phenomenon. The coupled theory of thermo-electricity has been used together with strain gradient theory of elasticity. The governing equations have been derived and incorporated into the commercial software Comsol via weak form module. The influence of the length scale parameter on mechanical response of the structures is investigated by some numerical examples.

Free Vibration Analysis of a Spinning Smart Piezoelectrically Actuated Heterogeneous Nanoscale Shell with Nonlocal Strain Gradient Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Sadegh Sadeghzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Mahinzare
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Nonlocal Parameter ◽  
Angular Speed ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Nonlocal Strain Gradient

In this paper, a numerical procedure is proposed for analyzing the effects of length scale parameter, external electric field, angular speed and nonlocal parameter on the free vibration of a functionally graded piezoelectric cylindrical nanoshell. Nonlocal strain gradient theory (NSGT) is employed to study Eringen’s size-dependent effect and the length scale parameter. This new proposed method can be considered as a combination of Eringen’s nonlocal model and classical strain gradient theory. The obtained results show that this model can be used reliably for small-scale systems. The effects of boundary conditions, applied voltage, nonlocal parameter, rotational speed and length scale parameter on natural frequencies are presented. Compared to other elasticity theories, NSGT achieves the highest natural frequency and critical rotational speed and also a wider stability region. Doubling and tripling the length scale increases the natural frequency by approximately 1.8 and 2.6 times, respectively; while doubling and tripling the nonlocal parameter value reduces the natural frequency by approximately 1.2 and 1.4 times, respectively. Therefore, the natural frequency is more sensitive to the length scale parameter than the nonlocal parameter. Finally, it was shown that the critical angular speed goes up by increasing the length scale parameter, applied voltage, or nonlocal parameter.

scholarly journals On the refined stress analysis in the applied elasticity problems accounting of gradient effects

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-591
Author(s):  
E. V. Lomakin ◽  
S. A. Lurie ◽  
L. N. Rabinskiy ◽  
Y. O. Solyaev
Keyword(s):  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fundamental Property ◽  
Gradient Elasticity ◽  
Theory Of Elasticity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Dimensional Solution

The paper proposes an extension of the approaches of gradient elasticity of deformable media, which consists in using the fundamental property of solutions of the gradient theory - ​the smoothing of singular solutions of the classical theory of elasticity, converting them into a regular class not only for the problems of micromechanics, where the length scale parameter is of the order of the materials characteristic size, but for macromechanical problems. In these problems, the length scale parameter, as a rule, can be found from the macro-experiments or numerical experiments and does note have an extremely small values. It is shown, by attracting numerical three-dimensional modeling, that even one-dimensional gradient solutions make it possible to clarify the stress distribution in the constrained zones of the body and in the area of the loads application. It is shown that additional length scale parameters of the gradient theory are related with specific boundary effects and can be associated with structural geometric parameters and loading conditions that determine the features of the classical three-dimensional solution.

Torsional Vibration Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes Based on the Strain Gradient Theory and Molecular Dynamic Simulations

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ansari ◽  
R. Gholami ◽  
S. Ajori
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Molecular Dynamic ◽  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Torsional Vibration ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Molecular Dynamic Simulations ◽  
Dynamic Simulations

In the current study, the torsional vibration of carbon nanotubes is examined using the strain gradient theory and molecular dynamic simulations. The model developed based on this gradient theory enables us to interpret size effect through introducing material length scale parameters. The model accommodates the modified couple stress and classical models when two or all material length scale parameters are set to zero, respectively. Using Hamilton's principle, the governing equation and higher-order boundary conditions of carbon nanotubes are obtained. The generalized differential quadrature method is utilized to discretize the governing differential equation of the present model along with two boundary conditions. Then, molecular dynamic simulations are performed for a series of carbon nanotubes with different aspect ratios and boundary conditions, the results of which are matched with those of the present strain gradient model to extract the appropriate value of the length scale parameter. It is found that the present model with properly calibrated value of length scale parameter has a good capability to predict the torsional vibration behavior of carbon nanotubes.

scholarly journals 1D HERMITE ELEMENTS FOR C1-CONTINUOUS SOLUTIONS IN SECOND GRADIENT ELASTICITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Liebold ◽  
Wolfgang H. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Gradient Elasticity ◽  
Theory Of Elasticity ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Hermite Finite Elements

We present a modified strain gradient theory of elasticity for linear isotropic materials in order to account for the so-called size effect. Additional material length scale parameters are introduced and the problem of static beam bending is analyzed. A numerical solution is derived by means of a finite element approach. A global C1-continuous displacement field is applied in finite element solutions because the higher-order strain energy density additionally depends on second gradients of displacements. So-called Hermite finite elements are used that allow for merging gradients between elements. The element stiffness matrix as well as the global stiffness matrix of the problem is developed. Convergence, C1-continuity and the size effect in the numerical solution is shown. Experiments on bending stiffnesses of different sized micro beams made of the polymer SU-8 are performed by using an atomic force microscope and the results are compared to the numerical solution.

Localization-Induced Band and Cohesive Model1

2000 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hao ◽  
W. K. Liu ◽  
D. Qian
Keyword(s):  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Multiple Scale ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Finite Width ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Material Length Scale ◽  
Material Length

A localization-induced cohesive model has been proposed for shear band evolution, crack growth, and fracture. Strain gradient theory has been applied to establish the criterion of the onset of localization and the governing equation in the post-bifurcation stage. Analytical solutions in one-dimensional case are used to establish the “traction-separation” law, in which strain gradient and material intrinsic length scale present strong effects. In addition, the solution predicts a finite width for the localization-induced band. It is observed that a larger length scale contributes to the growth of a larger width of localization region and separation for softening materials. The proposed model provides a procedure to establish the fracture toughness analytically since the material length scale is taken into account. From the traction-separation analysis, it is found that damage decreases separation, whereas an increase in material length scale increases the opening displacement; however, the traction-normalized opening displacement curves (with respect to the material length scale) are identical. Based on the methodology of multiple scale analysis in meshfree method, a computational approach has been proposed to enrich the one-dimensional traction-separation law to define fracture. [S0021-8936(00)01104-1]

Study of Small Scale Effects on the Nonlinear Vibration Response of Functionally Graded Timoshenko Microbeams Based on the Strain Gradient Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ansari ◽  
R. Gholami ◽  
S. Sahmani
Keyword(s):  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Scale Parameters ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear ◽  
Material Length Scale ◽  
Material Length

In the current study, the nonlinear free vibration behavior of microbeams made of functionally graded materials (FGMs) is investigated based on the strain gradient elasticity theory and von Karman geometric nonlinearity. The nonclassical beam model is developed in the context of the Timoshenko beam theory which contains material length scale parameters to take the size effect into account. The model can reduce to the beam models based on the modified couple stress theory (MCST) and the classical beam theory (CBT) if two or all material length scale parameters are taken to be zero, respectively. The power low function is considered to describe the volume fraction of the ceramic and metal phases of the FGM microbeams. On the basis of Hamilton’s principle, the higher-order governing differential equations are obtained which are discretized along with different boundary conditions using the generalized differential quadrature method. The dimensionless linear and nonlinear frequencies of microbeams with various values of material property gradient index are calculated and compared with those obtained based on the MCST and an excellent agreement is found. Moreover, comparisons between the various beam models on the basis of linear and nonlinear types of strain gradient theory (SGT) and MCST are presented and it is observed that the difference between the frequencies obtained by the SGT and MCST is more significant for lower values of dimensionless length scale parameter.

Stress Analysis of a Functionally Graded Micro/ Nanorotating Disk with Variable Thickness Based on the Strain Gradient Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Baghani ◽  
N. Heydarzadeh ◽  
M. M. Roozbahani
Keyword(s):  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Rotating Disk ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Strain Gradient Theory ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Graded Materials ◽  
Remarkable Effect

In this paper, mechanical response of a micro/nanorotating disk made of functionally graded materials (FGMs) with variable thickness is investigated. Through utilizing variational method and considering the strain gradient theory, the governing equations and the boundary conditions are derived. In order to verify the developed formulation, in special limiting cases, the results are compared with those available in the literature. These comparisons show an excellent correspondence. Employing numerical techniques, some numerical results are presented to investigate the effect of variations of properties and thickness on the response of the small scale rotating disk. It is found that the non-homogeneity constants have a remarkable effect on the stress distribution in the FG rotating disk. Furthermore, the amount of stress could be reduced in the rotating disk through fabricating it with variable thickness.

Effects of the Length Scale Parameter on the Thermoelastic Damping of a Microbeam Considering the Couple Stress Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (06) ◽  
pp. 1650083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fathalilou ◽  
Ghader Rezazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Theory Of Elasticity ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Complex Frequency ◽  
Thermoelastic Damping ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Ambient Temperatures

This paper studies the thermoelastic damping in microbeams considering the couple stress theory with microstructure. This theory includes the microinertia effects, coming from the kinetic energy due to the velocity gradient through the differential macroelements. A Galerkin-based reduced order model and complex frequency approach have been used to determine the quality factor. For a gold microbeam as a case study, the obtained results for different ambient temperatures, beam lengths and thicknesses are compared to those obtained using the classic theory of elasticity. The comparison has been made for different values of the length scale parameter. The effects of the microinertia term on the magnitude of the thermoelastic damping have also been investigated and shown that for which conditions these effects are significant.

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