Over the last three decades, a number of researchers have used the gradient-enhanced
plasticity theory to model the microstructural material behavior, which is not able to be …

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 …

Based on the nonlocal strain gradient theory and surface elasticity theory, a unified size-
dependent plate model is developed for buckling analysis of rectangular nanoplates. The …

An inhomogeneous beam model incorporating size effects is formulated based on the
nonlocal strain gradient theory of elasticity within the framework of a third-order shear …

Experimental observations show that the torsional deformation of copper micro-wires
exhibits obvious sample and grain size effects. In this work, based on the framework of the …

The nonlinear vibration of cantilever nickel microbeams with thickness in micron level is
investigated through experiment and theory. A non-contact dynamic vibration measurement …

The physical basis and the magnitude of the material length scale in theories of strain
gradient plasticity are crucial for accounting for size effects in the plastic behavior of metals …

The size effect, the passivation effect, and the plastic behavior under non-proportional
loading in the context of bending and tension of thin foils, and a combination of compression …

This work presents an introduction to popular damage and fracture models along with the
major breakthroughs and the current state of the art. The theoretical and computational …

The crack tip mechanics of strain gradient plasticity solids is investigated analytically and
numerically. A first-order mechanism-based strain gradient (MSG) plasticity theory based on …