Stochastic predictions of interfacial characteristic of polymeric nanocomposites (PNCs)

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-95

  Vu Bac, N ^a,b   Lahmer, T ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Zhuang, X ^b   Rabczuk, T ^a,b,c  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Interface interphase; C. Computational modeling; Stochastic prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; INTERFACIAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; SINGLEWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNT);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUEL ADDITIVES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84890447496     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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