Multiscale modeling for mechanical properties of carbon nanotube reinforced nanocomposites subjected to different types of loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2250-2259

  Ayatollahi, M R ^a   Shadlou, S ^a   Shokrieh, M M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Multiscale modeling; Nanocomposite; SWNT

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTATION THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; STIFFNESS; YARN;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; EQUIVALENT BEAM ELEMENTS; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; REINFORCED NANOCOMPOSITE; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE); SWNT; ZIGZAG CONFIGURATION;

LOADING;

EID: 80052299035     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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