Prediction of effective moduli of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites with waviness and debonding

Composite Structures

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Shao, L H ^a,b   Luo, R Y ^c   Bai, S L ^b,d   Wang, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b LTCS   (China)

^c BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Composite; Debonding; Effective modulus; Waviness

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; DEBONDING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES;

ANALYTICAL MODELLING; APPLICATIONS.; CARBON NANOTUBE; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); COMPOSITE; EFFECTIVE MODULUS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; KEY FACTORS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; STIFFENING EFFECT; WAVINESS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

COMPOSITE; DEBONDING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NANOTUBE; STIFFNESS;

EID: 52749087098     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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