A continuum model for the mechanical behavior of nanowires including surface and surface-induced initial stresses

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 2154-2163

  Song, F ^a   Huang, G L ^a   Park, H S ^b   Liu, X N ^a  

^a University of Arkansas at Little Rock ^*  (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum modeling; Nanowires; Surface initial stress; Surface stress

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SURFACES; CERAMIC NANOWIRES; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONTINUUM MODEL; CONTINUUM MODELING; CRITICAL ISSUES; DEFORMATION THEORY; EULER BERNOULLI BEAMS; FCC METALS; FLEXURAL MOTION; GEOMETRICAL NON-LINEARITY; INITIAL STRESS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; SURFACE ELASTICITIES; SURFACE STRESS;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NANOWIRES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

STRESSES;

EID: 79955839269     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.03.021     Document Type: Article

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