2019, 40(1): 36-46.
doi: 10.21656/1000-0887.390166
Abstract:
The longitudinal dynamics of viscoelastic nanorods was investigated based on the nonlocal theory and the Kelvin viscoelastic theory, including axial free vibration and wave propagation. Firstly, the partial differential governing equations were derived and then the 1st 3 vibration properties were discussed under 3 kinds of typical boundary conditions with the dimensionless method. Finally, the relationships between the circular frequency, the wave speed and the wave number were obtained in the problem of wave propagation. The numerical results show that, the small-scale effect makes the 1st and 2nd frequencies decrease persistently and the 3rd frequency increase first and decrease later, which indicates that the nanostructural stiffness is weakened or strengthened. In particular, for a concentrated mass at the free end of the nanorod, the 2nd frequency has multiple values when the viscoelastic coefficient increases, which may cause instability. The numerical examples also prove that stronger nonlocal effect brings lower damping effect of viscoelastic materials. The longitudinal wave can propagate at high wave numbers due to occurrence of the escape frequency. The effects of viscoelastic coefficients on the damping ratio may be ignored at low wave numbers, however, be significant at high wave numbers.