Bending and shear moduli of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 404-413

  To, Cho W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Mechanical properties; Single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POISSON RATIO;

COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (MD) METHODS; NANOSENSORS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 30744447501     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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