On the elastic properties of carbon nanotube-based composites: Modelling and characterization

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 573-582

  Thostenson, Erik T ^a   Chou, Tsu Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYSTYRENES; SHEAR STRESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

MACROSCOPIC COMPOSITE; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE ELASTIC PROPERTY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037423962     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/5/323     Document Type: Article

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