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