The nonlinear vibration analysis of a sandwich rectangular plate is presented in this study. The layers of the plate are composed of composites reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets, while the plate's core is composed of honeycomb structures. The …

The extended multiscale finite element method (EMsFEM) shows great efficiency and accuracy for analyzing the mechanical behavior of heterogeneous materials, especially for non-periodic multiscale materials. The conventional EMsFEM requires solving …

Based on the nonlocal theory, a layered theoretical model is presented for vibration analysis of piezoelectric–piezomagnetic bimorph nanobeams. The layer-wise expressions of displacement and potential fields across the thickness are provided …

Dynamic behavior of elastically supported bidirectional functionally graded (BDFG) beams resting on an elastic foundation under a moving harmonic load is investigated based on Chebyshev collocation method. Material properties of the BDFG beam are …

In this research, an analytical solution based on the finite Hankel transformation was developed for the magneto–thermoelasticity problem in an orthotropic hollow cylinder. Two second sound theories of generalized thermoelasticity, the …

We first study an arbitrary number of identical parallel screw dislocations evenly distributed along a concentric circle within a nanowire of radius R. Two equilibrium positions, one stable and the other unstable, co-exist for each screw …

Drawing upon the fundamental principles of mixture continuum and thermodynamics, a planar P wave incident model for layered unsaturated soil is formulated. Employing the Helmholtz vector decomposition principle, the wave field within the layered …

In the course of damage and fracture, the material undergoes energy evolution. The crack driving force, known as configurational force or material force, is generated due to the change of potential energy. We employed the configurational force …

In this paper, magnetoelectric effects in a composite piezomagnetic–piezoelectric semiconductor structure with the consideration of nonlinear constitutive relation is studied. On the basis of coupled field theory for composite …

In this paper, the nonlinear forced vibration responses of axially moving functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) rectangular thin plates are investigated. In the frame of classical plate theory and von Kármán geometric …

This paper presents a mathematical formulation of a transient problem for an anisotropic plate on an elastic-inertial foundation. The plate features local fixations of various types, located along its perimeter. The plate's contour can be …

In this paper, the phenomenon of bursting oscillations and control of the magnetically coupled bistable broadband piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) system under low-frequency acceleration excitation are studied. Combined with the external …

The study focuses on the model reduction of an internally damped chain of particles confined within a weakening potential well subjected to polyharmonic excitation to investigate the chain’s escape dynamics. The chain features strong linear …

Various engineering equipments and devices use elastic vibrations and acoustic waves extensively for non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics of various materials and products. The propagation characteristics of plane and Rayleigh-type …

We frame the mechanical stress tensor decomposition in a general procedure which involves the Helmholtz–Hodge decomposition. We highlight the impact of the mechanical stress tensor decomposition on the Navier–Stokes equation, with emphasis on the …

The formulation and finite element implementation of an efficient anisotropic damage-plasticity model is proposed to simulate the nonlinear behavior of plain concrete at small strains. The model's formulation is presented first; then, the …

This paper investigates the influence of non-homogeneous elastic foundations on the free vibration characteristics of functionally graded graphene platelets reinforced composite plates submerged in fluid medium. A novel aspect of this study lies …

Thermoelastic damping (TED) is a fundamental dissipation mechanism that inevitably exists in high-performance micro/nano-electro-mechanical systems. In this paper, the damping characteristics in semiconductor microbeam are studied under coupled …

Getting enthusiastic from two Acta Mech. water-wave advances, this Letter proposes to visit a variable-coefficient generalized dispersive water-wave system for certain long-weakly nonlinear and weakly-dispersive surface waves of variable depth in …

The multi-directional functionally graded material (FGM) becomes now a new type of graded composite materials. Investigation about the circumferentially functionally graded (CFG) cylindrical shell is important for the investigation and design of …