Electrical Response of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Nanocomposites Under Static and Dynamic Loading

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-322

  Heeder, N J ^a   Shukla, A ^a   Chalivendra, V ^b   Yang, S ^c   Park, K ^a  

^a The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

^c University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube polymer composites; Dynamic response; Electrical response; Four point probe method; Quasi static response

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE LOADING; DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS; DYNAMIC LOADINGS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FABRICATION PROCESS; FOUR-POINT PROBE METHOD; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; PERCOLATION NETWORKS; QUASI-STATIC; REINFORCED EPOXY; REINFORCED NANOCOMPOSITE; RESISTANCE PROFILES; RESISTANCE VALUES; SHEAR MIXER; STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING; ULTRASONIC PROCESSOR; WEIGHT FRACTIONS; WELL-DISPERSED; CARBON NANOTUBE/POLYMER COMPOSITES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PROBES; REINFORCEMENT;

LOADING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84857792541     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-011-9488-x     Document Type: Article

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