Constitutive modeling of nanotube-reinforced polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1671-1687

  Odegard, G M ^a   Gates, T S ^a   Wise, K E ^a   Park, C ^a   Siochi, E J ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; B. Modelling; C. Anisotropy; Carbon nanotubes; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

LATTICE STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBE;

EID: 0042265786     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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