Application of nonlocal elastic shell theory in wave propagation analysis of carbon nanotubes

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 178-190

  Wang, Q ^a   Varadan, V K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CUTOFF FREQUENCY; PHONONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASYMPTOTIC FREQUENCY; ELASTIC SHELL THEORY; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE NUMBERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33947636719     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/16/1/022     Document Type: Article

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