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 …

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, a size-dependent continuum-based model is presented for the coupled
nonlinear dynamics of extensible functionally graded (FG) microbeams with viscoelastic …

In this paper, the nonlinear bending and vibrational characteristics of porous tubes are
analyzed for the first time. Within the framework of the nonlocal strain gradient theory, a size …

Nano and micro electro-mechanical systems (NEMS and MEMS) have been attracting a
large amount of attention recently as they have extensive current/potential applications …

A viscoelastic axially functionally graded (FG) imperfect microbeam is considered and the
complex nonlinear dynamics is analysed for the first time. The distribution of the material …

The three-dimensional nonlinear mechanics and pull-in characteristics of a microplate-
based microelectromechanical system (MEMS) are investigated via a multi-degree freedom …

A nonlocal strain gradient elasticity approach is proposed for the mechanical behaviour of
fluid-conveying nanotubes; a nonlinear analysis, incorporating stretching, is conducted for a …

Addressed in this article, as the first attempt, is the forced coupled nonlinear mechanics of
functionally graded (FG) nanobeams subject to dynamic loads via developing a high …