Nonlocal continuum models for carbon nanotubes subjected to static loading

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 663-680

  Wang, Quan ^a   Shindo, Yasuhide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Elastic beam model; Nonlocal continuum models; Single walled carbon nanotubes; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI;

BENCHMARK SOLUTIONS; BUCKLING ANALYSIS; ELASTIC BEAM MODEL; FLEXURAL LOADING; GENERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INSTABILITY ANALYSIS; NONLOCAL CONTINUUMS; SMALL SCALE EFFECTS;

LOADING;

EID: 77951991395     PISSN: 15593959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2006.1.663     Document Type: Article

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