A rigid-fiber-based boundary element model for strength simulation of carbon nanotube reinforced composites

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Wang, H T ^a   Yao, Z H ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary element; Carbon nanotubes; Composites; Fast multipole; Strength

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBONDING; FIBER OPTICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMPACT STRENGTH; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KETONES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT; BOUNDARY ELEMENT MODEL; CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CNT REINFORCED COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITES; DEBONDING PROCESSES; EFFECTIVE STRESSES; EQUIVALENT STRENGTH; FAST MULTIPOLE; FAST MULTIPOLE METHOD; FRACTURE PROCESSES; INTERFACIAL SHEAR; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL TESTING; PRECONDITIONING TECHNIQUES; STRENGTH; TENSILE LOADS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; COMPUTERS; FIBER OPTICS; MATRICES; PARAMETERS; SIMULATION; STIFFNESS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

EID: 49749149753     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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