Curvature effect of interlayer van der Waals forces on axial buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube

International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 515-526

  Feng, J T ^a   Xu, K Y ^a   Ru, C Q ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buckling; Carbon nanotubes; Circular cylindrical shell; Van der Waals forces

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ELASTIC MODULI; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRAIN;

CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL SHELL; INTERLAYERS; SUPERFIBERS;

VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

EID: 10444231049     PISSN: 14658763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0219455404001355     Document Type: Article

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