A microstructure-dependent Timoshenko beam model based on a modified couple stress theory

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3379-3391

  Ma, H M ^a   Gao, X L ^a   Reddy, J N ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical beam theory; Couple stress theory; Non local beam model; Size effect; Timoshenko beam

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FORECASTING; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION; POISSON RATIO; ROTATION; SIZE DETERMINATION;

CLASSICAL BEAM THEORY; COUPLE STRESS THEORY; NON-LOCAL BEAM MODEL; SIZE EFFECT; TIMOSHENKO BEAM;

PARTICLE BEAMS;

EID: 55749091952     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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