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Strain Gradient

Strain Gradient is a higher-order mechanical quantity in solid mechanics that characterizes the spatial rate of change of strain within a material, distinguishing it from uniform strain by capturing localized deformation variations, particularly significant in thin films where size-dependent effects and interfacial stresses influence structural integrity and functional performance.

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Indentation size effects in crystalline materials: A law for strain gradient plasticity

William D. Nix, Huajian Gao · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1998 · 4.3K citations · Full text

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Strain gradient plasticity: Theory and experiment

N.A. Fleck, G. Müller, Michael F. Ashby et al. · Acta Metallurgica et Materialia · 1994 · 3.7K citations

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Couple stress based strain gradient theory for elasticity

Fan Yang, A.C.M. Chong, D.C.C. Lam et al. · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 2002 · 3.4K citations

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Experiments and theory in strain gradient elasticity

D.C.C. Lam, Fujun Yang, A.C.M. Chong et al. · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 2003 · 3K citations

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Mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity— I. Theory

Huajian Gao, Y. Huang, William D. Nix et al. · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1999 · 2.2K citations

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    Saeid Sahmani

    University of Georgia, Georgia

    51 publications · 3.8K citations

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    Farzad Ebrahimi

    Imam Khomeini International University, Iran

    46 publications · 2.4K citations

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    R. Ansari

    University of Guilan, Iran

    44 publications · 2.1K citations

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    Mohammad Reza Barati

    Imam Khomeini International University, Iran

    37 publications · 2K citations

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    Li Li

    Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

    26 publications · 3.5K citations

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  1. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, China

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    Paris, France

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  3. Sharif University of Technology

    Tehran, Iran

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  4. Imam Khomeini International University

    Qazvin, Iran

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    109 publications

    6K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

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    133 publications

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  6. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

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    Tehran, Iran

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