Micromechanics modeling of functionally graded interphase regions in carbon nanotube-polymer composites

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1005-1019

  Seidel, Gary D ^a,d,f   Lagoudas, Dimitris C ^a,d,f   Frankland, Sarah Jane V ^b,f   Gates, Thomas S ^c,e,f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Aerospace Engineering Department   (United States)

^e Mechanics of Structures and Materials Branch   (United States)

^f AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY MATRIX; INTERPHASE REGION; MORI-TANAKA METHOD; MULTI-SCALE METHOD;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROMECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

EID: 34247164076     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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