The size and viscosity effects are noticeable at the micro-/nano scale. In present work, strain gradient viscoelastic solution of mode-III crack in an infinite quasi-brittle advanced material is proposed based on viscoelasticity theory using Wiener–Hopf method. solutions to gradient-dependent problem obtained directly by correspondence principle between elasticity Maxwell’s standard linear soli...

In this paper we show that a strain-gradient plasticity model arises as the Γ-limit of a nonlinear semi-discrete dislocation energy. We restrict our analysis to the case of plane elasticity, so that edge dislocations can be modelled as point singularities of the strain field. A key ingredient in the derivation is the extension of the rigidity estimate [10, Theorem 3.1] to the case of fields β :...

Probing the mechanical properties of tissue on the microscale could aid in the identification of diseased tissues that are inadequately detected using palpation or current clinical imaging modalities, with potential to guide medical procedures such as the excision of breast tumours. Compression optical coherence elastography (OCE) maps tissue strain with microscale spatial resolution and can de...

in this study, the vibration behavior of functional graded (fg) circular and annular nanoplate embedded in a visco-pasternak foundation and coupled with temperature change is studied. the effect of in-plane pre-load and temperature change are investigated on the vibration frequencies of fg circular and annular nanoplate. to obtain the vibration frequencies of the fg circular and annular nanopla...

Anisotropic strain gradient elasticity theory is applied to the solution of a mode III crack in a functionally graded material. The theory possesses two material characteristic lengths, , and ,8, which describe the size scale effect resulting from the underlining microstructure, and are associated to volumetric and surface strain energy, respectively. The governing differential equation of the ...

The general relativistic theory of elasticity is reviewed from a Lagrangian, as opposed to Eulerian, perspective. equations motion and stress-energy-momentum tensor for hyperelastic body are derived the gauge-invariant action principle first considered by DeWitt. This natural extension single particle. central object in Lagrangian treatment Landau-Lifshitz radar metric, which version right Cauc...

We propose a $${\mathcal {C}}^0$$ interior penalty method (C0-IPM) for the computational modelling of flexoelectricity, with application also to strain gradient elasticity, as simplified case. Standard high-order finite element approximations, nodal basis, are considered. The proposed C0-IPM formulation involves second derivatives in elements, plus integrals on mesh faces (sides 2D), that impos...

the consolidation test method proposed by terzaghi and used in most soil mechanic laboratories has limitations and weaknesses. to get correct results, improvement and modification of the test method is essential. several experimental methods, such as constant loading rate, gradient and constant rate of strain (crs) have been used over the past 40 years. of these methods, crs is more advantageou...