An atomistic-continuum Cosserat rod model of carbon nanotubes

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 932-958

  Chandraseker, Karthick ^a   Mukherjee, Subrata ^a   Paci, Jeffrey T ^b   Schatz, George C ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomistic continuum rod; Constitutive behavior; Elastic material; Finite deflections; Finite strain

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC-CONTINUUM ROD; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; ELASTIC MATERIAL; FINITE DEFLECTIONS; FINITE STRAIN;

ATOMS; CHIRALITY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; ENANTIOMERS; MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 65049086602     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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