Multiscale modeling of the effects of nanoscale load transfer on the effective elastic properties of unfunctionalized carbon nanotube-polyethylene nanocomposites

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Li, Y ^a   Seidel, G D ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube nanocomposites; cohesive zone; composite cylinder model; finite element analysis; interface; molecular dynamic simulation; multiscale modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHAINS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES;

CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITES; COHESIVE ZONES; COMPOSITE CYLINDERS; COMPUTATIONAL MICROMECHANICS; EFFECTIVE ELASTIC PROPERTY; ELASTIC MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; NANOSCALE INTERFACES;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84896384635     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: 1361651X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/22/2/025023     Document Type: Article

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