Nano-beams under torsion: a stress-driven nonlocal approach

Abstract

Purpose – This study aims to model scale effects in nano-beams under torsion. Design/methodology/approach – The elastostatic problem of a nano-beam is formulated by a novel stress-driven nonlocal approach. Findings – Unlike the standard strain-driven nonlocal methodology, the proposed stress-driven nonlocal model is mathematically and mechanically consistent. The contributed results are useful for the design of modern devices at nanoscale. Originality/value – The innovative stress-driven integral nonlocal model, recently proposed in literature for inflected nano-beams, is formulated in the present submission to study size-dependent torsional behavior of nano-beams.

Keywords

• Carbon nanotubes
• Torsion
• Integral elasticity
• Nano-beams