Tailoring the load carrying capacity of MWCNTs through Inter-shell atomic bridging

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-182

  Locascio, M ^a   Peng, B ^a   Zapol, P ^b   Zhu, Y ^a   Li, S ^a   Belytschko, T ^a   Espinosa, H D ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Cross linking; Irradiation; Molecular dynamics; Strengthening; Tensile test

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS; ATOMIC STRUCTURES; COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; COVALENT CROSS-LINKS; CROSS LINKING; CROSS LINKS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; LOAD TRANSFERS; LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITIES; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION DOSE; STRENGTHENING; TEM; TENSILE TEST;

ATOMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODEL STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; RADIATION; STRENGTHENING (METAL); TENSILE TESTING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 67349111075     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9216-3     Document Type: Article

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