Computers and Concrete

Volume 25, Number 3, 2020, pages 245-253

DOI: 10.12989/cac.2020.25.3.245

Non-local orthotropic elastic shell model for vibration analysis of protein microtubules

Muhammad Taj , Afnan Majeed , Muzamal Hussain , Muhammad N. Naeem , Muhammad Safeer , Manzoor Ahmad , Hidayat Ullah Khan , Abdelouahed Tounsi

Abstract

Vibrational analysis in microtubules is examined based on the nonlocal theory of elasticity. The complete analytical formulas for wave velocity are obtained and the results reveal that the small scale effects can reduce the frequency, especially for large longitudinal wave-vector and large circumferential wave number. It is seen that the small scale effects are more significant for smaller wave length. The methods and results may also support the design and application of nano devices such as micro sound generator etc. The effects of small scale parameters can increase vibrational frequencies of the protein microtubules and cannot be overlooked in the analysis of vibrating phenomena. The results for different modes with nonlocal effect are checked.

Key Words

microtubules; nonlocal theory of elasticity; vibration analysis; small scale effects

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