Carbon nanotubes as reinforcement in composites: a review of the analytical, numerical and experimental approaches

SI Yengejeh, SA Kazemi, A Öchsner - Computational materials science, 2017 - Elsevier
This review article is intended to highlight and categorize the most important and novel
studies conducted to explore the mechanical behavior of nano-composites reinforced with …

A review of the mechanical properties of isolated carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube composites

MM Shokrieh, R Rafiee - Mechanics of composite materials, 2010 - Springer
A literature review on the prediction of Young's modulus for carbon nanotubes, from both
theoretical and experimental aspects, is presented. The discrepancies between the values …

Simulation of interphase percolation and gradients in polymer nanocomposites

R Qiao, LC Brinson - Composites Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Experimental data suggests that well dispersed nanoparticles within a polymer matrix
induce a significant interphase zone of altered polymer mobility surrounding each …

A theory of plasticity for carbon nanotube reinforced composites

P Barai, GJ Weng - International Journal of Plasticity, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess exceptional mechanical properties, and when
introduced into a metal matrix, it could significantly improve the elastic stiffness and plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing elastic properties of carbon nanotubes/polyimide nanocomposites using multi-scale simulation

JL Tsai, SH Tzeng, YT Chiu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
This research is aimed at characterizing the elastic properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
reinforced polyimide nanocomposites using a multi-scale simulation approach. The hollow …

Recent developments in multifunctional nanocomposites using carbon nanotubes

JM Wernik, SA Meguid - 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This review summarizes the most recent advances in multifunctional polymer
nanocomposites reinforced by carbon nanotubes and aims to stimulate further research in …

Micromechanics prediction of the effective elastic moduli of graphene sheet-reinforced polymer nanocomposites

XY Ji, YP Cao, XQ Feng - Modelling and Simulation in Materials …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the stiffening effect of graphene sheets dispersed in polymer
nanocomposites using the Mori–Tanaka micromechanics method. The effective elastic …

Investigation of nanotube length effect on the reinforcement efficiency in carbon nanotube based composites

MM Shokrieh, R Rafiee - Composite Structures, 2010 - Elsevier
The main goal of this research is to study the tensile behavior of embedded short carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) in a polymer matrix in presence of van der Waals (vdW) interaction as …

Modeling of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube–polymer composites

G Pal, S Kumar - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to meet stringent environmental, safety and performance requirements from
respective regulatory bodies, various technology-based industries are promoting the use of …

Advances in finite element modelling of graphene and associated nanostructures

Y Chandra, S Adhikari, EIS Flores - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Graphene and its associated nanostructures (GANS) have been widely investigated by
means of experimental and numerical approaches over the last decade. GANS and GANS …