Evaluation of the effective mechanical properties of single walled carbon nanotubes using a spring based finite element approach

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Giannopoulos, G I ^a   Kakavas, P A ^b   Anifantis, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Finite element method (FEM); Mechanical properties; Molecular mechanics; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATOMISTIC MICROSTRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 38649140139     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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