Numerical prediction of young's and shear moduli of carbon nanotube composites incorporating nanoscale and interfacial effects

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-247

  Giannopoulos, G I ^a   Georgantzinos, S K ^b   Katsareas, D E ^b   Anifantis, N K ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Finite element method; Interface; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; CONTINUUM MEDIUM; CORRESPONDING SOLUTIONS; HALPIN-TSAI EQUATIONS; HYBRID FINITE ELEMENTS; INTERFACE; INTERFACIAL EFFECTS; INTERFACIAL REGION; LOAD TRANSFER; MATRIX; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NANO SCALE; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PERIODIC DISTRIBUTION; SHEAR MODULUS; SPRING ELEMENT; STIFFNESS VARIATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS; TRANSVERSE LOADING; TWO PHASIS; UNIT CELLS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE INTERFACES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77951174243     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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