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An explicit mechanical interpretation of Eringen non-local elasticity by means of fractional calculus

A CarpinteriP CornettiA SaporaMario Di PaolaMassimiliano Zingales

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fractional calculuNon-local elasticitypoint-spring modelsSettore ICAR/08 - Scienza Delle Costruzioni

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If the attenuation function of strain is expressed as a power law, the formalism of fractional calculus may be used to handle Eringen non-local elastic model. Aim of the present paper is to provide a mechanical interpretation to this non-local fractional elastic model by showing that it is equivalent to a discrete, point-spring model. A one-dimensional geometry is considered; static, kinematic and constitutive equations as well as the proper boundary conditions are derived and discussed.

http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2307856