Mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes based on higher order Cauchy-Born rule

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1276-1290

  Guo, X ^a,b   Wang, J B ^a   Zhang, H W ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Cauchy Born rule; Continuum mechanics; Nanomechanics

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; GRAPHITE; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CAUCHY-BORN RULE; NANOMECHANICS; SECOND-ORDER DEFORMATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 29244449342     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.05.049     Document Type: Article

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