A multi-scale approach for evaluating the mechanical characteristics of carbon nanotube incorporated cementitious composites

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 317-327

  Sindu, B S ^b   Sasmal, Saptarshi ^a   Gopinath, Smitha ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

^b CSIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Cementitious composite; Different scales; Nano filament; Non linear analysis; RVE; Strength; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; DIFFERENT SCALES; RVE; STRENGTH; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CEMENTS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSILE STRENGTH;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84886260447     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.09.053     Document Type: Article

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