Postbuckling of nanotube-reinforced composite cylindrical shells in thermal environments, Part I: Axially-loaded shells

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2096-2108

  Shen, Hui Shen ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Axial compression; Cylindrical shell; Functionally graded materials; Nanocomposites; Postbuckling

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BUCKLING; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THERMAL EFFECTS; YARN;

CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; CYLINDRICAL SHELL; HIGHER ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY; POST-BUCKLING EQUILIBRIUMS; POSTBUCKLING; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); SINGULAR PERTURBATION TECHNIQUE; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 80052286276     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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