Non-local vibration of simply supported nano-beams: Higher-order modes

Abstract

In this article, the effects of some parameters, including rotary inertia, non-local parameter, and length-to-thickness ratio, on natural frequencies are studied for both classical and non-local theories. For Timoshenko beam, the equations of motion and the boundary conditions are derived from Hamilton’s principle and then non-local constitutive equations of Eringen are employed to altogether formulate the problem. Afterward, obtained governing equations are used to study the free vibrations of a Timoshenko’s simply supported nano-beam. And finally, the effects of above-mentioned parameters on estimated frequencies in classical and non-local elasticity theories are investigated. Results show that the discrepancy between the frequencies of higher-order vibration modes obtained from two theories increases and also significant reductions in natural frequencies occur when the rotary inertia is considered in the computations.