Modeling of van der Waals force for infinitesimal deformation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes treated as cylindrical shells

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 6032-6047

  He, Xiao Qiao ^a   Kitipornchai, Sritawat ^a   Wang, C M ^b   Liew, K M ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Critical axial strain; Cylindrical shell model; Triple walled carbon nanotube; Van der Waals interaction

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRAIN; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CRITICAL AXIAL STRAIN; CYLINDRICAL SHELL MODEL; TRIPLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE; VEN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 23944454482     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.03.045     Document Type: Article

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