Multiscale modeling of compressive behavior of carbon nanotube/polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2409-2414

  Li, Chunyu ^a   Chou, Tsu Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotube; B. Multiscale modeling; C. Buckling; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; MULTISCALE MODELING; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADING (TESTING); MATRIX; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE;

EID: 33746478628     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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