Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 57, Number 1, 2016, pages 179-200

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2016.57.1.179

An investigation into the influence of thermal loading and surface effects on mechanical characteristics of nanotubes

Farzad Ebrahimi, Gholam Reza Shaghaghi and Mahya Boreiry

Abstract

In this paper the differential transformation method (DTM) is utilized for vibration and buckling analysis of nanotubes in thermal environment while considering the coupled surface and nonlocal effects. The Eringen

Key Words

nanotube, surface effects; nonlocal elasticity theory; thermal effect; critical buckling load; differential transformation method

Address

Farzad Ebrahimi, Gholam Reza Shaghaghi and Mahya Boreiry: Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, P.O.B. 16818-34149, Iran