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

Vibration energy harvesters are emerging as a promising solution for powering small-scale
electronics, such as sensors and monitoring devices, especially in applications where …

The free vibration of temperature-dependent functionally graded plates (FGPs) resting on a
viscoelastic foundation is investigated in this paper using a newly developed simple first …

In this investigation, a novel analytical model based on combined (cubic, sinusoidal and
exponential) higher order quasi-3D formulation is developed to examine flexural and free …

This paper presents an original high-order shear and normal deformation theory for the
static and free vibration of sandwich plates. The number of unknowns and governing …

The present research investigates the thermodynamically bending behavior of FG sandwich
plates, laying on the Winkler/Pasternak/Kerr foundation with various boundary conditions …

The aim of this work is to study the hygro-thermo-mechanical bending responses of simply
supported FG plate resting on a Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation. The effect transverse …

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

In the present work, a simple and refined shear deformation theory is used to analyze the
effect of visco-elastic foundation on the buckling response of exponentially-gradient …

This article investigates the static thermo-mechanical response of anisotropic thick
laminated composite plates on Visco-Pasternak foundations under various thermal load …