Dynamic response and simulations of nanoparticle-enhanced composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 772-779

  Raju Mantena, P ^a   Al Ostaz, Ahmed ^a   Cheng, Alexander H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructure; A. Polymer; A. Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ESTERS; FLY ASH; FOAMS; GRAPHITE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOPARTICLES; POLYAMIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RAYON; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; STRAIN RATE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

A. NANOSTRUCTURE; A. POLYMER; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; COMPRESSIVE LOADINGS; DYNAMIC MODULUS; FIRE RESISTANTS; GRAPHITE PLATELETS; HIGH-STRAIN RATES; HOPKINSON BARS; HOPKINSON PRESSURE BARS; IMPACT RESPONSE; LOW-VELOCITY IMPACTS; MAXIMUM LOADS; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO CLAYS; STRUCTURAL FOAMS; TRANSVERSE PROPERTIES; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC; VINYL ESTERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

COMPOSITE; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; LOADING (TESTING); NANOTUBE; STRAIN;

EID: 62849116088     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.02.035     Document Type: Article

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