Elastic Energy of Surfaces and Residually Stressed Solids: An Energy Approach for the Mechanics of Nanostructures

2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Gao ◽  
Daining Fang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Elastic Energy ◽  
Surface Stress ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Small Deformation ◽  
Energy Approach ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
The Impact

The surface energy plays a significant role in solids and structures at the small scales, and an explicit expression for surface energy is prerequisite for studying the nanostructures via energy methods. In this study, a general formula for surface energy at finite deformation is constructed, which has simple forms and clearly physical meanings. Next, the strain energy formulas both for isotropic and anisotropic surfaces under small deformation are derived. It is demonstrated that the surface elastic energy is also dependent on the nonlinear Green strain due to the impact of residual surface stress. Then, the strain energy formula for residually stressed elastic solids is given. These results are instrumental to the energy approach for nanomechanics. Finally, the proposed results are applied to investigate the elastic stability and natural frequency of nanowires. A deep analysis of these two examples reveals two length scales characterizing the significance of surface energy. One is the critical length of nanostructures for self-buckling; the other reflects the competition between residual surface stress and surface elasticity, indicating that the surface effect does not always strengthen the stiffness of nanostructures. These results are conducive to shed light on the importance of the residual surface stress and the initial stress in the bulk solids.

Surface Effects on Large Deflection of Nanobeams Subjected to a Follower Load

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050067
Author(s):  
Yun Xing ◽  
Yi Han ◽  
Hua Liu ◽  
Jialing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Large Deformation ◽  
Surface Stress ◽  
Large Deflection ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Surface Effects ◽  
Surface Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
Deformation Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Dimension

As a basic element of the micro/nanodevices, nanobeams have remarkable physical properties and have attracted considerable attention in the previous studies. However, previous publications did not study the large deformation problem of nanobeams under follower loading when the surface effect becomes significant and especially for the influence of surface effect on mechanical behaviors of the nanobeams under follower loading remains unclear. In this paper, we investigated the large deformation behavior of nanobeams subjected to follower loads in consideration of the surface effects. The mechanical model of large deflection of extensible cantilever nanobeams under follower loading is presented in combination with the surface elasticity and residual surface stress, and then a MATLAB program of shooting method with a technique for determining the initial value was developed to solve the problems. The results indicate that the surface effects have an important influence on the large deflection of nanobeams under follower loading: when the surface residual stress is positive, the maximums of displacement in horizontal and vertical directions and the rotation angle of the free end become lager, but the corresponding follower force related to those maximums becomes smaller. When the residual surface stress is negative, the results are the opposite. In addition, the influence of the cross-sectional dimension of the nanobeams under follower loading on surface effects was discussed. This work is beneficial to understand the mechanism of large deformation of nanobeams with surface effects subjected to follower loads, and can also provide inspirations to design advanced nanomaterials and nanoscaled devices.

Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Line Contact Based on Surface Elasticity Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Su ◽  
Hong-Xia Song ◽  
Liao-Liang Ke
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Elasticity Theory ◽  
Surface Stress ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Line Contact ◽  
Residual Surface Stress

Abstract Using surface elasticity theory, this article first analyzes the surface effect on the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) line contact between an elastic half-plane and a rigid cylindrical punch. In this theory, the surface effect is characterized with two parameters: surface elastic modulus and residual surface stress. The density and viscosity of the lubricant, considered as Newtonian fluid, vary with the fluid pressure. A numerical iterative method is proposed to simultaneously deal with the flow rheology equation, Reynolds equation, load balance equation, and film thickness equation. Then, the fluid pressure and film thickness are numerically determined at the lubricant contact region. Influences of surface elastic modulus, residual surface stress, punch radius, resultant normal load, and entraining velocity on the lubricant film thickness and fluid pressure are discussed. It is found that the surface effect has remarkable influences on the micro-/nano-scale EHL contact of elastic materials.

Surface Energy Effects on the Nonlinear Free Vibration of Functionally Graded Timoshenko Nanobeams Based on Modified Couple Stress Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 1950127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Attia ◽  
Rabab A. Shanab ◽  
Salwa A. Mohamed ◽  
Norhan A. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Nonlinear Vibration ◽  
Surface Stress ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
Stress Surface ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

An integrated nonlinear couple stress-surface energy continuum model is developed to study the nonlinear vibration characteristics of size-dependent functionally graded nanobeams for the first time. The nanobeam theory is formulated based on the Timoshenko kinematics, augmented by von Kármán’s geometric nonlinearity. The modified couple stress and Gurtin–Murdoch surface elasticity theories are incorporated to capture the long-range interaction and surface energy, respectively. Unlike existing Timoshenko nanobeam models, the effects of surface elasticity, residual surface stress, surface mass density and Poisson’s ratio, in addition to bending and axial deformations, are incorporated in the newly developed model. A power law function is used to model the material distribution through the thickness of the beam, considering the gradation of bulk and surface material parameters. A variational formulation of the nonlinear nonclassical governing equations and associated nonclassical boundary conditions is established by employing Hamilton’s principle. The generalized differential quadrature method is exploited in conjunction with either the Pseudo-arclength continuation or Runge–Kutta method to solve the problem with an exact implementation of the nonclassical boundary conditions. The formulation and solution procedure presented are verified by comparing the obtained results with available ones. Based on the parametric study, it is concluded that the nonclassical boundary conditions, material length scale parameter, residual surface stress, surface elasticity, bulk elasticity modulus, gradient index, nonlinear amplitude and thickness have important influences on the linear and nonlinear vibration responses of functionally graded Timoshenko nanobeams.

Transverse Vibrations of Mixed-Mode Cracked Nanobeams With Surface Effect

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai-Ming Hu ◽  
Wen-Ming Zhang ◽  
Zhi-Ke Peng ◽  
Guang Meng
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Surface Stress ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Crack Depth ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
Transverse Vibrations ◽  
Local Flexibility

Slant edge cracked effect considering the inherent relation between surface energy and mixed-mode crack propagations on the free transverse vibrations of nanobeams with surface effect is investigated. First, the slant edge cracked effect, which considers residual surface stress effect on the crack tip fields of a mode-I and mode-II surface edge crack, is developed and the corresponding stress intensity factors (SIFs) and local flexibility coefficients are derived. Moreover, a refined continuum model of slant cracked nanobeams is established by considering both slant edge cracked effect and surface effect. The effects of fracture angles, crack depth, surface elasticity, surface stress, and surface density on the local flexibility and free transverse vibration characteristics of cracked nanobeams are, respectively, analyzed. The results show that the flexibility coefficients distribute symmetrically about residual surface stress. Fracture angles have a profound influence on both the symmetries of the mode shapes and the natural frequencies of nanobeams, and the influence becomes more pronounced as crack depth ratios increase. Furthermore, the natural frequencies will first decrease and then increase with fracture angles when the slant edge cracked effect is considered. The results demonstrate that the inherent relation between surface energy and crack propagations should be considered for both the stress distributions at the crack tip and the dynamic behavior of cracked nanobeams.

scholarly journals On the Stress Transfer of Nanoscale Interlayer with Surface Effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Quan Yuan ◽  
Mengjun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Effect ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Stress Transfer ◽  
Interfacial Stress ◽  
Interlayer Thickness ◽  
Shear Lag ◽  
Multilayered Structures ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
Shear Lag Model ◽  
Lag Model

An improved shear-lag model is proposed to investigate the mechanism through which the surface effect influences the stress transfer of multilayered structures. The surface effect of the interlayer is characterized in terms of interfacial stress and surface elasticity by using Gurtin–Murdoch elasticity theory. Our calculation result shows that the surface effect influences the efficiency of stress transfer. The surface effect is enhanced with decreasing interlayer thickness and elastic modulus. Nonuniform and large residual surface stress distribution amplifies the influence of the surface effect on stress concentration.

Surface effect on deformation around an elliptical hole by surface energy density theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-347
Author(s):  
Liyuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Hoop Stress ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Plane Deformation ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Closed Form Solution ◽  
Elliptical Hole ◽  
External Loading ◽  
Surface Energy Density

The finite plane deformation of nanomaterial surrounding an elliptical hole subjected to remote loading is systematically investigated using a recently developed continuum theory. A complex variable formulation is utilized to obtain a closed-form solution for the hoop stress along the edge of the hole. The results show that when the size of the hole reduces to the same order as the ratio of the surface energy density to the applied remote stress, the influence of the surface energy density plays an even more significant role, and the shape of the hole coupled with surface energy density has a significant effect on the elastic state around the hole. Surprisingly, in the absence of any external loading, the hoop stress induced solely by surface effects is identical to that for a hole with surface energy in a linearly elastic solid derived by the Gurtin–Murdoch surface elasticity model. The results in this paper should be useful for the precise design of nanodevices and helpful for the reasonable assessment of test results of nano-instruments.

Surface Effects on the Buckling of Piezoelectric Nanobeams

2012 ◽  
Vol 486 ◽  
pp. 519-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Fa Wang ◽  
Bao Lin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Surface Stress ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Surface Effects ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Stress Surface ◽  
Piezoelectric Nanobeam

In this paper, we analyze the influence of surface effects including residual surface stress, surface piezoelectric and surface elasticity on the buckling behavior of piezoelectric nanobeams by using the Timoshenko beam theory and surface piezoelectricity model. The critical electric potential for buckling of piezoelectric nanobeams with different boundary condition is obtained analytically. From the results, it is found that the surface piezoelectric reduces the critical electric potential. However, a positive residual surface stress increases the critical electric potential. In addition, the shear deformation reduces the critical electric potential, and the influence of shear deformation become more significant for a stubby piezoelectric nanobeam.

Size-dependent resonance frequencies of cantilevered and bridged nanosensors

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (07) ◽  
pp. 1850095 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Shi ◽  
J. Zou ◽  
K. Y. Lee ◽  
X. F. Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Effect ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Integral Equation Method ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Concentrated Mass ◽  
Approximation Accuracy ◽  
Mass System ◽  
Residual Surface Stress ◽  
Resonance Frequencies ◽  
Mechanical Sensors

This paper studies transverse vibration of nanoscale cantilevered and bridged sensors carrying a nanoparticle. The nanoscale sensors are modelled as Euler–Bernoulli beams with surface effect and nanoparticle as a concentrated mass. Frequency equations of cantilevered and bridged beam-mass system are derived and exact resonance frequencies are calculated. An alternative Fredholm integral equation method is used to obtain an approximate explicit expression for the fundamental frequency for both cases. A comparison between the approximate and analytical results is made and the approximation accuracy is satisfactory. The influences of the residual surface stress, surface elasticity, and attached mass on the resonance frequencies and mode shapes are discussed. These results are useful to illustrate the surface phenomena and are helpful to design micro-/nano-mechanical sensors.

Effects of Surface Elasticity on Scattering of P Waves by an Elastic Half-Plane with a Nanosized Semi-Cylindrical Inclusion

2013 ◽  
Vol 303-306 ◽  
pp. 2661-2666
Author(s):  
Zhi Ying Ou ◽  
Cheng Liu ◽  
Xiao Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Half Plane ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Surface Elasticity ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Cylindrical Inclusion ◽  
P Waves ◽  
Wave Function Expansion Method ◽  
Plane P Waves ◽  
Incident Waves

The scattering of plane P waves by a nanosized semi-cylindrical inclusion embedded in an elastic half-plan has been studied in this paper. To account for the surface effect at nanoscale, the surface elasticity is also adopted. When the boundary condition at the straight edge of the half-plane is traction free, the analytical solutions of stress fields of the half plan with semi-cylindrical inclusion are expressed by employing a wave function expansion method. The results show that surface energy has a significant effect on the scattering of plane P waves as the radius of the semi-cylindrical inclusion shrinks to nanoscale. For incident waves with different frequencies, radius of semi-cylindrical inclusion, the effects of surface energy on the dynamic stress concentration near the semi-cylindrical inclusion are discussed in detail.

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