Wave propagation in carbon nanotubes: Nonlocal elasticity-induced stiffness and velocity enhancement effects

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-476

  Lim, C W ^a   Yang, Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Critical wavenumber; Nanotube; Nonlocal elasticity; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COUPLE STRESS; DEFORMABLE MODELS; ELASTIC STRESS FIELD; GOVERNING EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MODEL-BASED; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; NANO SCALE; NONLOCAL; NONLOCAL ELASTICITY; NONLOCAL MODELS; NONLOCAL STRESS; STIFFNESS ENHANCEMENT; STRAIN GRADIENTS; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES; VELOCITY ENHANCEMENT; WAVE NUMBERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

WAVE EQUATIONS;

EID: 78049283439     PISSN: 15593959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2010.5.459     Document Type: Article

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