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 paper presents a comprehensive review on the development of higher-order continuum
models for capturing size effects in small-scale structures. The review mainly focus on the …

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 the free vibration behaviors of the nanoplate made of functionally graded
materials with small scale effects are investigated. To study the small scale effects on natural …

Nanocomposites are making way for potential application in various fields of engineering.
The present article reviews the work carried out on vibration, static and buckling analysis of …

Insight into the mechanical characteristics of nanoscopic structures is of fundamental interest
and indeed poses a great challenge to the research communities around the world. These …

Buckling response of orthotropic single layered graphene sheet (SLGS) is investigated
using the nonlocal elasticity theory. Two opposite edges of the plate are subjected to linearly …

A new nonlocal higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) is developed for buckling
properties of single graphene sheet. The proposed nonlocal HSDT contains a new …

In the present paper, higher-order shear deformation theory is utilized to study the buckling
behavior of annular graphene sheets in the thermal environment. The novelty of the present …

Serving as a review on non-local mechanics, this book provides an introduction to non-local
elasticity theory for static, dynamic and stability analysis in a wide range of nanostructures …