Fiber waviness in nanotube-reinforced polymer composites-I: Modulus predictions using effective nanotube properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1689-1703

  Fisher, F T ^a   Bradshaw, R D ^a   Brinson, L C ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; A. PMCs; B. Mechanical properties; B. Modeling; C. FEA

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FIBER WAVINESS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0043268245     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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