Multiscale analysis of the core nanotube in a nanocomposite system

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-18

  Unnikrishnan, Vinu ^a   Reddy, J N ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Interphase; Molecular dynamics; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

BULK PROPERTIES; CARBON NANOTUBE-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; EFFECTIVE PROPERTY; FUNCTIONALIZED; HOMOGENIZED MODEL; INTERPHASE; INTERPHASE LAYERS; INTERPHASE REGIONS; LENGTH SCALE; MATRIX; MATRIX MATERIALS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NANOMETER DIMENSIONS; NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIAL; POLYMER CHAINS; REINFORCED NANOCOMPOSITE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME-SCALES;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 81055140348     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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