In this research static deflection and free vibration of homogeneous
Nano beams coated by a functionally graded (FG) layer is
investigated according to the nonlocal elasticity theory. A higher
order beam theory is used that does not need the shear correction
factor. The equations of motion (equilibrium equations) are
extracted by using Hamilton’s principle. The material properties
are considered to vary in the thickness direction of FG coated layer.
This nonlocal Nano beam model incorporates the length scale
parameter (nonlocal parameter) that can capture the small-scale
effects. In the numerical results section, the effects of different
parameters, especially the ratio of thickness of FG layer to the total
thickness of the beam are considered and discussed. The results
reveal that the frequency is maximum for a special value of
material power index. In addition, increasing the ratio of thickness
of FG layer to the total thickness of the beam increases the static
deflection and decreases the natural frequencies. These results help
with the understanding such coated structures and designing them
carefully. The results also show that the new nonlocal FG Nano
beam model produces larger vibration and smaller deflection than
homogeneous nonlocal Nano beam.