Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A multi-scale analysis of the structural stability of a carbon nanotube-polymer composite material is developed. The influence of intrinsic molecular structure, such as nanotube length, volume fraction, orientation and chemical functionalization, is investigated by assessing the relative change in critical, in-plane buckling loads. The analysis method relies on elastic properties predicted using the hierarchical, constitutive equations developed from the equivalent-continuum modeling technique applied to the buckling analysis of an orthotropic plate. The results indicate that for the specific composite materials considered in this study, a composite with randomly orientated carbon nanotubes consistently provides the highest values of critical buckling load and that for low volume fraction composites, the non-functionalized nanotube material provides an increase in critical buckling stability with respect to the functionalized system.
Keywords:
Mechanical Engineering
Type:
AIAA Paper 2004-1607
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45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamic, and Materials Conference; Apr 19, 2004 - Apr 22, 2004; Palm Springs, CA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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