Recently, the mechanical behavior of micro-/nano-structures has sparked an ongoing
debate, which leads to a fundamental question: what steps can be taken to investigate the …

This article reviews, for the first time, the mechanical behaviour of functionally graded
structures at small-scale levels. Functionally graded nanoscale and microscale structures …

The accuracy of predicting the behaviour of structure using finite element (FE) depends
widely on the precision of the evaluation of the stiffness matrix. In the present article, an …

Understanding the mechanical behaviour of nanostructures is of great importance due to
their applications in nanodevices such as in nanomechanical resonators, nanoscale mass …

In this paper, we discuss various formats of gradient elasticity and their performance in static
and dynamic applications. Gradient elasticity theories provide extensions of the classical …

Graphene has been widely and extensively used in mass sensing applications. The present
study focused on exploring the use of single-layer graphene (SLG) and double-layer …

Recent research studies on the application of the nonlocal continuum theory in modeling of
carbon nanotubes and graphene sheets are reviewed, and substantial nonlocal continuum …

An analytic model of small-scaled functionally graded (FG) beams for the flexural wave
propagation analysis is developed based on the nonlocal strain gradient theory, in which the …

The vibration behavior of multilayers piezoelectric nanobeam is investigated in this study.
The governing equations of rotating piezoelectric beams are obtained by utilizing the …

The governing equation of wave motion of viscoelastic SWCNTs (single-walled carbon
nanotubes) with surface effect under magnetic field is formulated on the basis of the …