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.

Dynamic stiffness formulation for a micro beam using Timoshenko–Ehrenfest and modified couple stress theories with applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110482
Author(s):  
J Ranjan Banerjee ◽  
Stanislav O Papkov ◽  
Thuc P Vo ◽  
Isaac Elishakoff
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

Several models within the framework of continuum mechanics have been proposed over the years to solve the free vibration problem of micro beams. Foremost amongst these are those based on non-local elasticity, classical couple stress, gradient elasticity and modified couple stress theories. Many of these models retain the basic features of the Bernoulli–Euler or Timoshenko–Ehrenfest theories, but they introduce one or more material scale length parameters to tackle the problem. The work described in this paper deals with the free vibration problems of micro beams based on the dynamic stiffness method, through the implementation of the modified couple stress theory in conjunction with the Timoshenko–Ehrenfest theory. The main advantage of the modified couple stress theory is that unlike other models, it uses only one material length scale parameter to account for the smallness of the structure. The current research is accomplished first by solving the governing differential equations of motion of a Timoshenko–Ehrenfest micro beam in free vibration in closed analytical form. The dynamic stiffness matrix of the beam is then formulated by relating the amplitudes of the forces to those of the corresponding displacements at the ends of the beam. The theory is applied using the Wittrick–Williams algorithm as solution technique to investigate the free vibration characteristics of Timoshenko–Ehrenfest micro beams. Natural frequencies and mode shapes of several examples are presented, and the effects of the length scale parameter on the free vibration characteristics of Timoshenko–Ehrenfest micro beams are demonstrated.

Static Deflection and Pull-In Instability of the Electrostatically Actuated Bilayer Microcantilever Beams

2015 ◽  
Vol 07 (06) ◽  
pp. 1550090 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mojahedi ◽  
M. Rahaeifard
Keyword(s):  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Static Deflection ◽  
Static Behavior ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Electrostatically Actuated

This paper deals with the static behavior of an electrostatically actuated bilayered microswitch on the basis of the modified couple stress theory. The beam is modeled using Euler–Bernoulli beam theory and equivalent elastic modulus and length scale parameter are presented for the bilayer beam. Static deflection and pull-in voltage of the beam is calculated using numerical and analytical methods. The numerical method is based on an iterative approach while the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) is utilized for the analytical simulation. Results show that there is a very good agreement between these methods even in the vicinity of the pull-in instability. Moreover, the effects of different parameters such as thicknesses of layers and length scale parameter on the static deflection and instability of the microcantilever are studied. Results show that for the cases with the equivalent length scale parameter comparable to the thickness of beam, the size-dependency plays significant roles in the static behavior of the bilayer microcantilevers.

Flexural Vibration of an Atomic Force Microscope Cantilever Based on Modified Couple Stress Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (07) ◽  
pp. 1540025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Na Liang ◽  
Liao-Liang Ke ◽  
Yue-Sheng Wang ◽  
Jie Yang ◽  
Sritawat Kitipornchai
Keyword(s):  
Size Effect ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Flexural Vibration ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

This paper is concerned with the flexural vibration of an atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilever. The cantilever problem is formulated on the basis of the modified couple stress theory and the Timoshenko beam theory. The modified couple stress theory is a nonclassical continuum theory that includes one additional material parameter to describe the size effect. By using the Hamilton's principle, the governing equation of motion and the boundary conditions are derived for the AFM cantilevers. The equation is solved using the differential quadrature method for the natural frequencies and mode shapes. The effects of the sample surface contact stiffness, length scale parameter and location of the sensor tip on the flexural vibration characteristics of AFM cantilevers are discussed. Results show that the size effect on the frequency is significant when the thickness of the microcantilever has a similar value to the material length scale parameter.

scholarly journals Electroelastic biaxial compression of nanoplates considering piezoelectric effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Malikan
Keyword(s):  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Biaxial Compression ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Various Boundary Conditions

In the present theoretical work, it is assumed that a piezoelectric nanoplate is connected to the voltage meter which voltages have resulted from deformation of the plate due to in-plane compressive forces whether they are critical buckling loads or arbitrary forces. In order to derive governing equations, a simplified four-variable shear deformation plate theory has been employed using Hamilton’s principle and Von-Kármán assumptions. Modified couple stress theory has been applied to considering size-dependent effects in nano size. In order to compare the results, a validation has been done with the results of macroscopic. Results have been presented by changing some parameters, such as aspect ratio, various boundary conditions and length scale parameter influence on the produced voltage by the piezoelectric nanoplate. The most important outcomes show that an increase in length scale parameter leads to decreasing the produced voltage at constant in-plane arbitrary forces.

Thermal Effect on Static Bending, Vibration and Buckling of Reddy Beam Based on Modified Couple Stress Theory

2013 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Reza Daneshmehr ◽  
Mostafa Mohammad Abadi ◽  
Amir Rajabpoor
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Effect ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

A microstructure-dependent Reddy beam theory (RBT) which contain only one material length scale parameter and can capture the size effect in micro-scale material unlike the classical theory is developed .using the variational principle energy the governing equation of motion is derived based on modified couple stress theory for the simply supported beam. the equations obtained are solved by Fourier series and the influence of the length scale parameter and thermal effect on static bending, vibration and buckling analysis of micro-scale Reddy beam is investigated.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Vibration Analysis of Axially Functionally Graded Microbeams Based on Nonlinear Elastic Foundation Using Modified Couple Stress Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Mehdi Alimoradzadeh ◽  
Mehdi Salehi ◽  
Sattar Mohammadi Esfarjani
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

In this study, a non-classical approach was developed to analyze nonlinear free and forced vibration of an Axially Functionally Graded (AFG) microbeam by means of modified couple stress theory. The beam is considered as Euler-Bernoulli type supported on a three-layered elastic foundation with Von-Karman geometric nonlinearity. Small size effects included in the analysis by considering the length scale parameter. It is assumed that the mass density and elasticity modulus varies continuously in the axial direction according to the power law form. Hamilton's principle was implemented to derive the nonlinear governing partial differential equation concerning associated boundary conditions. The nonlinear partial differential equation was reduced to some nonlinear ordinary differential equations via Galerkin's discretization technique. He's Variational iteration methods were implemented to obtain approximate analytical expressions for the frequency response as well as the forced vibration response of the microbeam with doubly-clamped end conditions. In this study, some factors influencing the forced vibration response were investigated. Specifically, the influence of the length scale parameter, the length of the microbeam, the power index, the Winkler parameter, the Pasternak parameter, and the nonlinear parameter on the nonlinear natural frequency as well as the amplitude of forced response have been investigated.

Determination of vibration of single-layered graphene sheets using nonlocal modified couple stress theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 2250011
Author(s):  
F. Attar ◽  
R. Khordad ◽  
A. Zarifi
Keyword(s):  
Couple Stress ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Nonlocal Parameter ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Vibration Modes ◽  
Classical Plate Theory ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

The free vibration of single-layered graphene sheet (SLGS) has been studied by nonlocal modified couple stress theory (NMCS), analytically. Governing equation of motion for SLGS is obtained via thin plate theory in conjunction with Hamilton’s principle for two cases: (1) using nonlocal parameter only for stress tensor, (2) using nonlocal parameter for both stress and couple stress tensors. Navier’s approach has been used to solve the governing equations for simply supported boundary conditions. It is found that the frequency ratios decrease with increasing nonlocal parameter and also with enhancing vibration modes, but increase with raising length scale parameter. The nonlocal and length scale parameters are more prominent in higher vibration modes. The obtained results have been compared with the previous studies obtained by using classical plate theory, the modified couple stress theory and nonlocal elasticity theory, separately.

scholarly journals A Modified Couple Stress Elasticity for Non-Uniform Composite Laminated Beams Based on the Ritz Formulation

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farajollah Zare Jouneghani ◽  
Hamidraza Babamoradi ◽  
Rossana Dimitri ◽  
Francesco Tornabene
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Couple Stress Elasticity ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

Due to the large application of tapered beams in smart devices, such as scanning tunneling microscopes (STM), nano/micro electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS), atomic force microscopes (AFM), as well as in military aircraft applications, this study deals with the vibration behavior of laminated composite non-uniform nanobeams subjected to different boundary conditions. The micro-structural size-dependent free vibration response of composite laminated Euler–Bernoulli beams is here analyzed based on a modified couple stress elasticity, which accounts for the presence of a length scale parameter. The governing equations and boundary conditions of the problem are developed using the Hamilton’s principle, and solved by means of the Rayleigh–Ritz method. The accuracy and stability of the proposed formulation is checked through a convergence and comparative study with respect to the available literature. A large parametric study is conducted to investigate the effect of the length-scale parameter, non-uniformity parameter, size dimension and boundary conditions on the natural frequencies of laminated composite tapered beams, as useful for design and optimization purposes of small-scale devices, due to their structural tailoring capabilities, damage tolerance, and their potential for creating reduction in weight.

scholarly journals Couple stress theory of curved rods. 2-D, high order, Timoshenko’s and Euler-Bernoulli models

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.V. Zozulya
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Series ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Legendre Polynomials ◽  
Fourier Coefficients ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Theory Of Elasticity ◽  
High Order ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Curved Rods

AbstractNew models for plane curved rods based on linear couple stress theory of elasticity have been developed.2-D theory is developed from general 2-D equations of linear couple stress elasticity using a special curvilinear system of coordinates related to the middle line of the rod as well as special hypothesis based on assumptions that take into account the fact that the rod is thin. High order theory is based on the expansion of the equations of the theory of elasticity into Fourier series in terms of Legendre polynomials. First, stress and strain tensors, vectors of displacements and rotation along with body forces have been expanded into Fourier series in terms of Legendre polynomials with respect to a thickness coordinate.Thereby, all equations of elasticity including Hooke’s law have been transformed to the corresponding equations for Fourier coefficients. Then, in the same way as in the theory of elasticity, a system of differential equations in terms of displacements and boundary conditions for Fourier coefficients have been obtained. Timoshenko’s and Euler-Bernoulli theories are based on the classical hypothesis and the 2-D equations of linear couple stress theory of elasticity in a special curvilinear system. The obtained equations can be used to calculate stress-strain and to model thin walled structures in macro, micro and nano scales when taking into account couple stress and rotation effects.

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