Load transfer analysis in short carbon fibers with radially-aligned carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer matrix

Journal of Advanced Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 82-94

  Ray, M C ^a   De Villoria, Roberto Guzman ^b   Wardle, Brian L ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; ALIGNED CNTS; COATED FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; HYBRID COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRESS; LOAD SHARING; LOAD TRANSFER; LOW LOADING; MATRIX; MATRIX LOADING; MAXIMUM STRESS; RADIAL LOADS; SHEAR-LAG MODEL; SHORT CARBON FIBERS; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; FIBERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 70350329223     PISSN: 10709789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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