Nonlinear analysis of nanotube-reinforced composite beams resting on elastic foundations in thermal environments

Engineering Structures

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 698-708

  Shen, Hui Shen ^a,b   Xiang, Y ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bending; Buckling; Functionally graded materials; Nanocomposites; Temperature dependent properties; Vibration

Indexed keywords

HIGHER-ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION BEAM THEORIES; LARGE AMPLITUDE VIBRATIONS; NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONS; PASTERNAK ELASTIC FOUNDATIONS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT PROPERTIES; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; VIBRATION;

BENDING (FORMING); BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BUCKLING; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THERMAL EFFECTS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

BENDING; BUCKLING; CARBON; COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; FOUNDATION; MICROMECHANICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84880020656     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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