Sensitivity analysis of pull-in voltage for RF MEMS switch based on modified couple stress theory

An approximate analytical model for calculating the pull-in voltage of a stepped cantilever-type radio frequency(RF) micro electro-mechanical system(MEMS) switch is developed based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam and a modified couple stress theory, and is validated by comparison with the finite element results. The sensitivity functions of the pull-in voltage to the designed parameters are derived based on the proposed model. The sensitivity investigation shows that the pull-in voltage sensitivities increase/decrease nonlinearly with the increases in the designed parameters. For the stepped cantilever beam, there exists a nonzero optimal dimensionless length ratio, where the pull-in voltage is insensitive. The optimal value of the dimensionless length ratio only depends on the dimensionless width ratio, and can be obtained by solving a nonlinear equation. The determination of the designed parameters is discussed, and some recommendations are made for the RF MEMS switch optimization.     

基于修正偶应力和高阶剪切变形理论的变截面微梁的自由振动

基于修正偶应力和高阶剪切理论建立了仅含有一个尺度参数的Reddy变截面微梁的自由振动模型,研究了变截面微梁自由振动问题的尺度效应和横向剪切变形对自振频率计算的影响。基于哈密顿原理推导了动力学方程与边界条件,并采用微分求积法求解了各种边界条件下的自振频率。算例结果表明,基于偶应力理论预测的变截面微梁的自振频率均大于经典梁理论的预测结果,即捕捉到了尺度效应。另外,梁的几何尺寸与尺度参数越接近,尺度效应就越明显,而梁的长细比越小,横向剪切变形对自振频率的影响就越明显。     

基于新修正偶应力理论的Mindlin层合板热稳定性分析

以新修正偶应力理论为基础,首次提出了机械载荷与热载荷共同作用下的微尺度Mindlin层合板热稳定性模型,该模型只引入一个材料尺度参数,通过虚功原理推导出了控制方程和边界条件,以四边简支方板为例,进行了热稳定性分析,应用纳维叶解法得到解析解。结果表明,所建模型可以捕捉到尺度效应。材料尺度参数值越大,屈曲临界温度越高;当跨厚比增大时,屈曲临界温度下降;随着板几何参数的增大,模型将退化为宏观模型;温度变化量越大,考虑热载荷作用下的屈曲临界载荷越大,尺度效应体现越显著。     

新修正偶应力层合板理论中的几个基本假设对自由振动计算的影响

基于新修正偶应力理论,在对微细观尺度的复合材料层合梁/板进行力学响应计算时,往往采用一系列假设来简化模型。现有文献都全部或部分应用了这些假设,但对这些假设是否会对计算结果造成影响尚未进行充分讨论分析。本文建立了未经简化的新修正偶应力Reddy层合板模型,并对其自由振动进行了分析。通过数值算例的对比,讨论了常用的几个简化假设对微细观复合材料四边简支方板自振频率的影响以及适用范围。算例结果表明,常用的几个简化假设对于微尺度层合薄板自由振动的影响很小,对于厚板的低阶频率影响也很小,但对厚板的高阶频率影响显著。     

Size-dependent effect on biaxial and shear nonlinear buckling analysis of nonlocal isotropic and orthotropic micro-plate based on surface stress and modified couple stress theories using differential quadrature method

The size-dependent effect on the biaxial and shear nonlinear buckling analysis of an isotropic and orthotropic micro-plate based on the surface stress,the modified couple stress theory(MCST),and the nonlocal elasticity theories using the differential quadrature method(DQM)is presented.Main advantages of the MCST over the classical theory(CT)are the inclusion of the asymmetric couple stress tensor and the consideration of only one material length scale parameter.Based on the nonlinear von K′arm′an assumption,the governing equations of equilibrium for the micro-classical plate considering midplane displacements are derived based on the minimum principle of potential energy.Using the DQM,the biaxial and shear critical buckling loads of the micro-plate for various boundary conditions are obtained.Accuracy of the obtained results is validated by comparing the solutions with those reported in the literature.A parametric study is conducted to show the effects of the aspect ratio,the side-to-thickness ratio,Eringen’s nonlocal parameter,the material length scale parameter,Young’s modulus of the surface layer,the surface residual stress,the polymer matrix coefficients,and various boundary conditions on the dimensionless uniaxial,biaxial,and shear critical buckling loads.The results indicate that the critical buckling loads are strongly sensitive to Eringen’s nonlocal parameter,the material length scale parameter,and the surface residual stress effects,while the effect of Young’s modulus of the surface layer on the critical buckling load is negligible.Also,considering the size dependent effect causes the increase in the stiffness of the orthotropic micro-plate.The results show that the critical biaxial buckling load increases with an increase in G12/E2and vice versa for E1/E2.It is shown that the nonlinear biaxial buckling ratio decreases as the aspect ratio increases and vice versa for the buckling amplitude.Because of the most lightweight micro-composite materials with high strength/weight and stiffness/weight ratios,it is anticipated that the results of the present work are useful in experimental characterization of the mechanical properties of micro-composite plates in the aircraft industry and other engineering applications.     

Linear and nonlinear torsional free vibration of functionally graded micro/nano-tubes based on modified couple stress theory

The linear and nonlinear torsional free vibration analyses of functionally graded micro/nano-tubes (FGMTs) are analytically investigated based on the couple stress theory. The employed non-classical continuum theory contains one material length scale parameter, which can capture the small scale effect. The FGMT model accounts for the through-radius power-law variation of a two-constituent material. Hamilton’s principle is used to develop the non-classical nonlinear governing equation. To study the effect of the boundary conditions, two types of end conditions, i.e., fixed-fixed and fixed-free, are considered. The derived boundary value governing equation is of the fourthorder, and is solved by the homotopy analysis method (HAM). This method is based on the Taylor series with an embedded parameter, and is capable of providing very good approximations by means of only a few terms, if the initial guess and the auxiliary linear operator are properly selected. The analytical expressions are developed for the linear and nonlinear natural frequencies, which can be conveniently used to investigate the effects of the dimensionless length scale parameter, the material gradient index, and the vibration amplitude on the natural frequencies of FGMTs.     

Instability of functionally graded micro-beams via micro-structure-dependent beam theory

This paper focuses on the buckling behaviors of a micro-scaled bi-directional functionally graded (FG) beam with a rectangular cross-section, which is now widely used in fabricating components of micro-nano-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) with a wide range of aspect ratios. Based on the modified couple stress theory and the principle of minimum potential energy, the governing equations and boundary conditions for a micro-structure-dependent beam theory are derived. The present beam theory incorporates different kinds of higher-order shear assumptions as well as the two familiar beam theories, namely, the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories. A numerical solution procedure, based on a generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM), is used to calculate the results of the bi-directional FG beams. The effects of the two exponential FG indexes, the higher-order shear deformations, the length scale parameter, the geometric dimensions, and the different boundary conditions on the critical buckling loads are studied in detail, by assuming that Young’s modulus obeys an exponential distribution function in both length and thickness directions. To reach the desired critical buckling load, the appropriate exponential FG indexes and geometric shape of micro-beams can be designed according to the proposed theory.     

On the stress distribution in a prestretched simply supported strip containing two neighboring circular holes under forced vibration

The three-dimensional linearized theory of elastic waves in initially stressed bodies under plane strain is used to study the influence of the initial stretching of a simply supported plate strip with two neighboring circular holes on the stress concentration around the holes caused by additional uniformly distributed dynamic (time-harmonic) normal forces acting on the upper face. The corresponding problem is formulated and solved by the finite-element method. Numerical results on the stress concentration around the holes and the influence of the initial stretching on this concentration are presented Published in Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 10, pp. 135–140, October 2007.     

Dynamics of terraces on a silicon surface due to the combined action of strain and electric current

A (0 0 1) surface of silicon consists of terraces of two variants, which have an identical atomic structure, except for a 90° rotation. We formulate a model to evolve the terraces under the combined action of electric current and applied strain. The electric current motivates adatoms to diffuse by a wind force, while the applied strain motivates adatoms to diffuse by changing the concentration of adatoms in equilibrium with each step. To promote one variant of terraces over the other, the wind force acts on the anisotropy in diffusivity, and the applied strain acts on the anisotropy in surface stress. Our model reproduces experimental observations of stationary states, in which the relative width of the two variants becomes independent of time. Our model also predicts a new instability, in which a small change in experimental variables (e.g., the applied strain and the electric current) may cause a large change in the relative width of the two variants.     

The 3-D stress intensity factor for a half plane crack in a transversely isotropic solid due to the motion of loads on the crack faces

Three-dimensional analysis of a half plane crack in a transversely isotropic solid is performed. The crack is subjected to a pair of normal point loads moving in a direction perpendicular to the crack edge on its faces. Transform methods are used to reduce the boundary value problem to a single integral equation that can be solved by the Wiener-Hopf technique. The Cagniard-de Hoop method is employed to invert the transforms. An exact expression is derived for the mode I stress intensity factor as a function of time and position along the crack edge. Some features of the solution are discussed through numerical results. The project supported by the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation and the Science Foundation of Shantou University     

Overshoot of the non-equilibrium temperature in the shock wave structure of a rarefied polyatomic gas subject to the dynamic pressure

The shock wave structure in a rarefied polyatomic gas is analyzed on the basis of non-linear extended thermodynamics with 6 independent fields (ET6); the mass density, the velocity, the temperature and the dynamic pressure, which permits us to study the shock profile also for large Mach numbers. The first result of this paper is that the shock wave structure is substantially the same as that obtained previously from the linear theory for small or moderately large Mach numbers. Only for very large Mach numbers there exist some differences in the relaxation part of the profile between the model with a non-linear production term and the one with a linear production term. The mathematical reason of this behavior is due to the fact that the non-linear differential system has the same principal part of the linear one.The classical Meixner theory of relaxation processes with one internal variable is fully compatible with the ET6 theory and this fact gives us the explicit expressions of the internal variable and the non-equilibrium temperature in the Meixner theory in terms of the 6 fields, especially, of the dynamic pressure. By using the correspondence relation, the shock wave structure described by the ET6 theory is converted into the variables described by the Meixner theory. It is shown that the non-equilibrium Meixner temperature overshoots in a shock wave in contrast to the kinetic temperature. This implies that the temperature overshoot is a matter of definition of the non-equilibrium temperature.     

A variational differential quadrature solution to finite deformation problems of hyperelastic shell-type structures: a two-point formulation in Cartesian coordinates

A new numerical approach is presented to compute the large deformations of shell-type structures made of the Saint Venant-Kirchhoff and Neo-Hookean materials based on the seven-parameter shell theory. A work conjugate pair of the first Piola Kirchhoff stress tensor and deformation gradient tensor is considered for the stress and strain measures in the paper. Through introducing the displacement vector, the deformation gradient, and the stress tensor in the Cartesian coordinate system and by means of the chain rule for taking derivative of tensors, the difficulties in using the curvilinear coordinate system are bypassed. The variational differential quadrature (VDQ) method as a pointwise numerical method is also used to discretize the weak form of the governing equations. Being locking-free, the simple implementation, computational efficiency, and fast convergence rate are the main features of the proposed numerical approach. Some well-known benchmark problems are solved to assess the approach. The results indicate that it is capable of addressing the large deformation problems of elastic and hyperelastic shell-type structures efficiently.