The effects of CNT waviness on interfacial stress transfer characteristics of CNT/polymer composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1301-1309

  Yazdchi, K ^a   Salehi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Fiber matrix bond; B. Stress transfer; C. Analytical modeling

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELING; B. FIBER/MATRIX BOND; B. STRESS TRANSFER; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRESS; INTERFACIAL STRESS TRANSFER; MATRIX; MATRIX MODULUS; MODELING TECHNIQUE; POISSON'S RATIO; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; STRESS TRANSFER;

ASPECT RATIO; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; POISSON RATIO; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 80052022820     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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