Abstract: The nonlocal (NL) and the strain gradient (SG) based equivalent continuum theories were proposed for nanomechanics by accommodating the long-range molecular interactions and to bypass the computationally expensive atomistic ...

Abstract: Arches are important components in nanostructures and systems. Because of the remarkable strength of nanomaterials, nanoarches are slender, thus enhancing their vulnerability to geometric instability, such as buckling. ...