Torsional buckling of multi-wall carbon nanotubes embedded in an elastic medium

Composite Structures

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-192

  Yang, H K ^a   Wang, X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic medium; Laminated shells; Multi wall carbon nanotubes; Torsional buckling

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; SHEAR STRESS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TORSIONAL STRESS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ELASTIC MEDIUM; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; TORSIONAL BUCKLING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BUCKLING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NANOTUBE;

EID: 33748782854     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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