Nonlocal axial vibration of the multiple Bishop nanorod system

Construction of reliable dynamic models of nanostructures is an important task for design procedures of different nanoresonator devices. Such theoretical models allow as to perform different numerical experiments, which is the key point in the development of advanced nanodevices. This paper presents a new nanoresonator model based on the axial vibration of the elastic multi-nanorod system. It is assumed that the system of multiple nanorods is embedded in an elastic medium. The governing equations of motion of a coupled multi-nanorod system are derived using the Hamilton’s principle, the nonlocal elastic constitutive relation, and Bishop’s rod theory, where effects of inertia of the lateral motion and the shear stiffness are considered. Exact closed form solutions for natural frequencies are obtained for one and multiple nanorod systems with different boundary conditions. Then, results for natural frequencies obtained by the finite difference method are compared with the results obtained analytically. Effects of nonlocal parameter, different rod theories, number of nanorods and stiffness coefficient of an elastic medium on natural frequencies are examined through several numerical examples