Square representative volume elements for evaluating the effective material properties of carbon nanotube-based composites

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Chen, X L ^a   Liu, Y J ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Effective properties; Finite element method; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EFFECTIVE MATERIAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0242608474     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0256(03)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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