Wave propagation analysis in carbon nanotube embedded composite using wavelet based spectral finite elements

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-122

  Mitra, Mira ^a   Gopalakrishnan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ELASTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; SQUARE CROSS SECTION; TERAHERTZ LEVEL;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 31344460447     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/1/039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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