Fabrizio Scarpa and Sondipon Adhikari 2008 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 085306 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/41/8/085306
Fabrizio Scarpa1,3 and Sondipon Adhikari2
Show affiliationsA formulation for the equivalent mechanical properties (Young's modulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio) of the C–C bond of CNTs under tensile and bending small deformations is derived. The C–C bonds behave like structural elements with negligible lateral deformation when stretched. The results from the model have been applied to structural mechanics truss assemblies representing single wall nanotube and nanoropes, providing good comparison with existing numerical and experimental results available.
62.25.-g Mechanical properties of nanoscale systems
62.20.F- Deformation and plasticity
81.40.Jj Elasticity and anelasticity, stress-strain relations
Issue 8 (21 April 2008)
Received 8 January 2008, in final form 22 February 2008
Published 20 March 2008
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