Effect of interphase properties on the damping response of polymer nano-composites

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 115-125

  Patel, R K ^a   Bhattacharya, B ^a   Basu, Sumit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Damping; Finite element method; Nano composites; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYMER MATRIX; VISCOELASTICITY;

FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY; INTERPHASE PROPERTIES; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; WIDE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 37349128345     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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