On large deformation and stability of microcantilevers under follower load

In the present study, a novel geometrically exact nonlinear beam model based on the nonlinear displacement field, centerline-inextensibility condition, Euler-Bernoulli beam hypothesis, and modified couple stress theory is established to investigate the extremely large deformations and stability characteristics of size-dependent microcantilevers subjected to a tip-concentrated non-conservative (follower type) load with arbitrary inclination...