Effect of nanotube geometry on the elastic properties of nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1476-1481

  Shady, E ^a   Gowayed, Y ^b  

^a University of Mansoura   (Egypt)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano composites; A. Nano particles; B. Mechanical properties; C. Elastic properties

Indexed keywords

A. NANO PARTICLES; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; DIRECT IMPACT; EFFECT OF CURVATURE; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; IN-PLANE; LOW WEIGHT; MATRIX; MICRO-SCALES; MODEL RESULTS; MODIFIED FIBERS; MORI-TANAKA; NANOTUBE GEOMETRY; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTICITY; FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON FIBER; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; STRAIN;

EID: 77954387447     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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