Buckling of carbon nanotubes: A state of the art review

Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-84

  Shima, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nanocarbon material; Nanomechanics; Nonlinear deformation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION PROCESS; LARGE STRAINS; LOADING CONDITION; NANO-CARBON MATERIAL; NANOTUBE BUCKLING; NANOTUBE RESEARCH; NONLINEAR DEFORMATIONS; NONLINEAR MECHANICAL RESPONSE; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEFORMATION; LOADING; NANOMECHANICS; NANOTUBES;

BUCKLING;

EID: 84864393481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma5010047     Document Type: Review

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