On the continuum mechanics approach for the analysis of single walled carbon nanotubes

M. S. Chaudhry; A. Czekanski

doi:10.1117/12.2218561

18 April 2016 On the continuum mechanics approach for the analysis of single walled carbon nanotubes

M. S. Chaudhry, A. Czekanski

Proceedings Volume 9800, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2016; 980013 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218561
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

Today carbon nanotubes have found various applications in structural, thermal and almost every field of engineering. Carbon nanotubes provide great strength, stiffness resilience properties. Evaluating the structural behavior of nanoscale materials is an important task. In order to understand the materialistic behavior of nanotubes, atomistic models provide a basis for continuum mechanics modelling. Although the properties of bulk materials are consistent with the size and depends mainly on the material but the properties when we are in Nano-range, continuously change with the size. Such models start from the modelling of interatomic interaction. Modelling and simulation has advantage of cost saving when compared with the experiments. So in this project our aim is to use a continuum mechanics model of carbon nanotubes from atomistic perspective and analyses some structural behaviors of nanotubes. It is generally recognized that mechanical properties of nanotubes are dependent upon their structural details. The properties of nanotubes vary with the varying with the interatomic distance, angular orientation, radius of the tube and many such parameters. Based on such models one can analyses the variation of young’s modulus, strength, deformation behavior, vibration behavior and thermal behavior. In this study some of the structural behaviors of the nanotubes are analyzed with the help of continuum mechanics models. Using the properties derived from the molecular mechanics model a Finite Element Analysis of carbon nanotubes is performed and results are verified. This study provides the insight on continuum mechanics modelling of nanotubes and hence the scope to study the effect of various parameters on some structural behavior of nanotubes.

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M. S. Chaudhry and A. Czekanski "On the continuum mechanics approach for the analysis of single walled carbon nanotubes", Proc. SPIE 9800, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2016, 980013 (18 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218561

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