Deflection and stress behaviour of nanocomposite reinforced beams using a multiscale analysis

Composite Structures

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 388-396

  Wuite, J ^a   Adali, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Composite beams; Micromechanics; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

BENDING BEHAVIOUR; MUTISCALE ANALYSIS; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE BEAMS; STRESS BEHAVIOUR;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

EID: 28344445715     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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