Dynamic torsional buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube embedded in an elastic medium

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-49

  Sun, Chengqi ^a   Liu, Kaixin ^a  

^a LTCS   (China)

Author keywords

Critical buckling load; Dynamic torsional buckling; Nanotube; Van der Waals forces

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TORSIONAL STRESS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE; DYNAMIC TORSIONAL BUCKLING; ELASTIC MEDIUM;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 36549084527     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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