Maximum natural frequencies of polymer composite micro-beams by optimum distribution of carbon nanotubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3389-3398

  Rokni, Hossein ^a,b   Milani, Abbas S ^a   Seethaler, Rudolf J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Composites: polymer matrix; A. Nano materials; E. Elastic behavior

Indexed keywords

A. COMPOSITES: POLYMER MATRIX; A. NANO MATERIALS; CNT DISPERSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; ELASTIC BEHAVIOR; EQUIVALENT STIFFNESS; FE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; MICRO BEAMS; MODE SHAPES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PURE POLYMERS; PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; REINFORCEMENT DISTRIBUTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); VIBRATION MODES; WEIGHT PERCENT;

ABAQUS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; POLYESTER RESINS; RESINS; THERMOSETS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIBRATING CONVEYORS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79953160861     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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