Effect of carbon nanotube orientation on the mechanical properties of nanocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2063-2071

  Joshi, Unnati A ^a   Sharma, Satish C ^a   Harsha, S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis (FEA); Hexagonal RVE; Mechanical properties; Nano structures

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADING; AXIAL STRETCH; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CYLINDRICAL NANOTUBE; CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; EFFECTIVE MATERIAL PROPERTY; EFFECTIVE MODULI; ELASTIC COMPOSITES; ELASTIC MATERIALS; HEXAGONAL RVE; INCLINATION ANGLES; LATERAL LOADING; LATERAL LOADING CONDITIONS; MODEL RESULTS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE); SENSITIVITY DECREASE; SPECIFIC VALUES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

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EID: 84863411308     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.063     Document Type: Article

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