Bending stability of multi-wall carbon nanotubes embedded in an elastic medium

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-116

  Yang, H K ^a   Wang, X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BUCKLING; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

BENDING STABILITY; ELASTIC MEDIUM; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; MULTIPLE SHELL MODEL;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 30744460375     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: 1361651X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/14/1/008     Document Type: Article

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