Review of modeling electrostatically actuated microelectromechanical systems

RC Batra, M Porfiri, D Spinello - Smart Materials and Structures, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
A wide range of microelectromechanical systems (MEMSs) and devices are actuated using
electrostatic forces. Multiphysics modeling is required, since coupling among different fields …

Analysis and modeling the size effect on vibration of functionally graded nanobeams based on nonlocal Timoshenko beam theory

O Rahmani, O Pedram - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study Timoshenko beam theory that applies the size dependent effects in functionally
graded material (FGM) beam is discussed. The material properties of FG nanobeams are …

Free vibration of size-dependent Mindlin microplates based on the modified couple stress theory

LL Ke, YS Wang, J Yang, S Kitipornchai - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper develops a Mindlin microplate model based on the modified couple stress theory
for the free vibration analysis of microplates. This non-classical plate model contains an …

The pull-in behavior of electrostatically actuated bistable microstructures

S Krylov, BR Ilic, D Schreiber… - Journal of …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The results of theoretical and experimental investigation of an initially curved clamped–
clamped microbeam actuated by a distributed electrostatic force are presented. Reduced …

[HTML][HTML] On the mechanics of FG nanobeams: a review with numerical analysis

AS Sayyad, L Hadji, A Tounsi - Forces in Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the classical continuum theories are insufficient to account the small size effects of
nanobeams, the nonlocal continuum theories such as Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory …

A nonlinear strain gradient beam formulation

MH Kahrobaiyan, M Asghari, M Rahaeifard… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

On the nonlinear vibration and static deflection problems of actuated hybrid nanotubes based on the stress-driven nonlocal integral elasticity

HM Ouakad, A Valipour, KK Żur, HM Sedighi… - Mechanics of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present paper, the effects of material properties, nonlocal parameter, Lorentz and
electric forces on maximum static deflections and natural frequencies of actuated hybrid …

Nonlinear static and free vibration analysis of microbeams based on the nonlinear elastic foundation using modified couple stress theory and He's variational method

M Şimşek - Composite Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present manuscript, a non-classical beam theory is developed for the static and
nonlinear vibration analysis of microbeams based on a three-layered nonlinear elastic …

Size-dependent dynamic pull-in instability of vibrating electrically actuated microbeams based on the strain gradient elasticity theory

HM Sedighi - Acta Astronautica, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents the impact of vibrational amplitude on the dynamic pull-in instability and
fundamental frequency of actuated microbeams by introducing the second order frequency …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of nonlinear vibration of nano/microelectromechanical system switch induced by electromagnetic force under zero initial conditions

N Anjum, JH He - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
A significant phenomenon associated with devices used in nano/microelectromechanical
systems (N/MEMS) is the dynamic pull-in instability. The basic theme of this manuscript is to …