Torsional buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube embedded in an elastic medium

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 875-883

  Han, Qiang ^a   Lu, Guoxing ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buckling; Nanotube; Van der Waals force; Winkler model

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TORSIONAL STRESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; TORSIONAL BUCKLING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 2942604877     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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