Numerical simulation of the effect of nanotube orientation on tensile modulus of carbon-nanotube-reinforced polymer composites

Polymer International

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1461-1466

  Zhu, Linjie ^a   Narh, Kwabena A ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Modulus; Nanotube; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; ELASTIC MODULI; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AXIAL DIRECTION; CURVATURE; POLYMER MATRIX;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLYMER;

EID: 4544297022     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.1561     Document Type: Article

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