Free vibrations of stepped nano-beams with cracks

Abstract

Free vibrations of stepped beams made of nano-materials are investigated. The nano-beams under consideration have piecewise constant dimensions of the cross section and are weakened with crack-like defects. The influence of the crack on the mechanical behaviour of the nano-beam is defined with the aid of the additional local compliance. Mechanical vibrations of the nano-beam are specified in the non-local theory of elasticity developed by Eringen. Numerical results are presented for nano-beams with two different thicknesses.

Keywords

• nano-beam
• crack
• eigenfrequency.