Theoretical study of stress transfer in carbon nanotube reinforced polymer matrix composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-77

  Haque, A ^a   Ramasetty, A ^a  

^a Box 870280   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Polymer nanocomposites; Stress transfer

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SHEAR STRESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AXIAL STRESS; CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRESS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; STRESS TRANSFER;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE;

EID: 24644492845     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.09.029     Document Type: Article

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