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 …

Because of rapid development of manufacturing technology, functionally graded porous
materials have gained commercially attraction in promoted engineering applications. It is …

In this paper, thermal and shear deformation effects on the vibrational response of non-
homogeneous microbeams made of functionally graded (FG) materials are carried out. It is …

A standard experimental method for determining the intrinsic material length scale of
modified couple stress theory is proposed based on a non-contact laser Doppler vibration …

In this study, for the first time, a size dependent computational model based on the modified
strain gradient theory (MSGT) and higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT) for free …

This paper presents, for the first time, a simple first-order shear deformation shell theory (S-
FSDST) for free and transient vibration analysis of composite laminated open cylindrical …

In the current study, a nonlocal strain gradient beam model with third-order distribution of
shear deformation is established to explore the nonlinear vibration of axially-loaded …

The present study deals with the size-dependent nonlinear buckling and postbuckling
characteristics of magneto-electro-elastic cylindrical composite nanoshells incorporating …

This paper presents a robust numerical model, which takes into account both size-
dependent and shear deformation effects, for the bending, buckling and free vibration …