Transverse vibration of short carbon nanotubes using cylindrical shell and beam models

Abstract

The transverse vibrations of single- and double-walled carbon nanotubes are investigated under axial load by applying the Euler—Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam models and the Donnell shell model. It is concluded that the Euler—Bernoulli beam model and the Donnell shell model predictions have the lowest and highest accuracies, respectively. In order to predict the vibration behaviour of the carbon nanotube more accurately, the current classical models are modified using the non-local theory. The natural frequencies, amplitude coefficient, critical axial load, and strain are obtained for the simply supported boundary conditions.