Buckling analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates using the element-free kp-Ritz method

Composite Structures

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 160-168

  Lei, Z X ^a,b,c   Liew, K M ^a,c   Yu, J L ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c City University of Hong Kong Joint Advanced Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Buckling; Carbon nanotube; Composite plate; First order shear deformation plate theory; Mesh free method

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING ANALYSIS; BUCKLING STRENGTH; COMPARISON STUDY; COMPOSITE PLATES; EFFECTIVE PROPERTY; ELEMENT-FREE; FIRST-ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; LOADING CONDITION; MECHANICAL LOADS; MESH-FREE METHOD; MESHFREE; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; PLATE ASPECT RATIO; RULE OF MIXTURE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISPLACEMENT; WIDTH-TO-THICKNESS RATIO;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

BUCKLING;

EID: 84872027081     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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