Free vibration characteristics of nanoscaled beams based on nonlocal integral elasticity theory

In the present article, the total potential energy principle and the nonlocal integral elasticity theory have been used to develop a novel finite element method for studying the free vibration behavior of nano-scaled beams. The formulations are based on Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and this method is able to properly analyze the free vibration of beams with various boundary conditions. By implementing the variational statements, the eigenvalue problem of the free vibration is obtained. The validation investigation is pursued by comparing the results of the current study with those available in the literature. The effects of nonlocal parameter, geometry parameters and boundary conditions on the free vibration of the Euler-Bernoulli beam are then studied.