Shell element based model for wave propagation analysis in multi-wall carbon nanotubes

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1628-1642

  Chakraborty, A ^a  

^a GM Technical Centre India Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Multi wall CNT; Polynomial eigenvalue problem; Shell model; Spectral finite element; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; STIFFNESS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBE (MWNT); POLYNOMIAL EIGENVALUE PROBLEM (PEP); SHELL ELEMENTS; SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION (SVD);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33846060423     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.06.038     Document Type: Article

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