Advanced materials modelling via fractional calculus: challenges and perspectives

G Failla, M Zingales - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Fractional calculus is now a well-established tool in engineering science, with very
promising applications in materials modelling. Indeed, several studies have shown that …

A review of mechanical analyses of rectangular nanobeams and single-, double-, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes using Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory

CP Wu, JJ Yu - Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2019 - Springer
This article is intended to present an overview of various mechanical analyses of rectangular
nanobeams and single-, double-, and multi-walled (SW-, DW-, and MW-) carbon nanotubes …

Application of fractional order operators to the simulation of ducts with acoustic black hole terminations

JP Hollkamp, F Semperlotti - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigate the potential of fractional order operators to develop accurate and efficient
models for acoustic black hole (ABH) terminations in ducts. While previous research has …

On the dynamics of nano-frames

AF Russillo, G Failla, G Alotta, FM de Sciarra… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Size-dependent dynamic responses of small-size frames are modelled by stress-driven
nonlocal elasticity and assessed by a consistent finite-element methodology. Starting from …

Random vibrations of stress-driven nonlocal beams with external dam**

FP Pinnola, MS Vaccaro, R Barretta… - Meccanica, 2021 - Springer
Stochastic flexural vibrations of small-scale Bernoulli–Euler beams with external dam**
are investigated by stress-driven nonlocal mechanics. Dam** effects are simulated …

Geometrically nonlinear response of a fractional-order nonlocal model of elasticity

S Sidhardh, S Patnaik, F Semperlotti - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents the analytical and finite element formulation of a geometrically nonlinear
and fractional-order nonlocal model of an Euler–Bernoulli beam. The finite nonlocal strains …

[HTML][HTML] On the dynamics of non-local fractional viscoelastic beams under stochastic agencies

G Alotta, M Di Paola, G Failla, FP Pinnola - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Non-local viscoelasticity is a subject of great interest in the context of non-local theories. In a
recent study, the authors have proposed a non-local fractional beam model where non-local …

Mixed finite element analysis of nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli nanobeams

NT Nguyen, NI Kim, J Lee - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper aims to present the mixed finite element method for the static analysis of
nanobeams. The size-dependent effect of nanostructures is taken into consideration by …

Finite-element formulation of a nonlocal hereditary fractional-order Timoshenko beam

G Alotta, G Failla, M Zingales - Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
A mechanically-based nonlocal Timoshenko beam model, recently proposed by the authors,
hinges on the assumption that nonlocal effects can be modeled as elastic long-range …

[HTML][HTML] Development of size-dependent consistent couple stress theory of Timoshenko beams

SE Alavi, M Sadighi, MD Pazhooh… - Applied Mathematical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a linear size-dependent Timoshenko beam model based on the consistent
couple stress theory is developed to capture the size effects. The extended Hamilton's …