An energy-equivalent model on studying the mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 667-676

  Wu, Yongdong ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaochun ^b   Leung, A Y T ^a   Zhong, Weifang ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Energy equivalent model; Mechanical properties; Potential function

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POISSON RATIO; TORSIONAL STRESS;

ENERGY-EQUIVALENT MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS; STRAIN ENERGY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33746377291     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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