Loading direction dependent mechanical behavior of grapheme under shear strain

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1083-1087

  Yi, Li Jun ^a   Chang, Tien Chong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fracture; Graphene; Shear strain; Strength

Indexed keywords

IN-PLANE SHEAR; LOADING DIRECTION; MAXIMUM SHEARS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO-DEVICES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SHEAR BEHAVIOR; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ASYMMETRY;

FRACTURE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEAR STRAIN;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84863776514     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-012-4721-x     Document Type: Article

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