Size-Effect Analysis on Vibrational Response of Functionally Graded Annular Nano-Plate Based on Nonlocal Stress-Driven Method

Abstract

Dynamic analysis of functionally graded size-dependent annular nano-plate is the main concern in this study. To obtain the vibrational behavior of this plate, the stress-driven nonlocal integral elasticity, as well the strain gradient theory were used in conjunction with the classical plate theory. The resulting equilibrium equations were solved using the generalized differential quadrature rule (GDQR) and the influences of various parameters such as; size-effect parameter, material heterogeneity index, the aspect ratio of the inner to outer radii, and the effects of different boundary conditions were investigated on the vibrational behavior of the nano-plate, based on different types of boundary conditions. Results indicate that the natural frequencies increase with an increase in the heterogeneity index [Formula: see text] and the increase in size-effect parameter shows a similar effect in both models. Additionally, for the simply supported and free-edge boundary conditions (for both edges), as well as the free and knife-edges, and simply supported-free edges, the strain gradient theory predicts higher values of frequency ratios as [Formula: see text] was increased. Similar results were obtained for the remaining types of boundary conditions, with a higher sensitivity to [Formula: see text], provided the stress-driven model is used. This behavior can be interpreted as the sensitivity of the nano-plate to [Formula: see text] that is manifested by the use of the stress-driven model for the prediction of vibrational behavior of the nano-plate.