Effective Elastic Modulus of Wavy Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Dong, Chensong

doi:10.3390/c9020054

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Authors

Dong, Chensong

Date

2023

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Dong, C. 2023. Effective Elastic Modulus of Wavy Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. C. 9 (2): 54.

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DOI

10.3390/c9020054

Faculty

Faculty of Science and Engineering

School

School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92330

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

A simple method for determining the effective elastic modulus of wavy single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is presented in this paper. The effective modulus of curved SWCNTs is derived using Castigliano’s theorem. The effect of curvature on the effective modulus is studied. This method is verified by finite element analysis (FEA). The distributions of effective moduli are studied by Monte Carlo simulation. The effective modulus of a general wavy SWCNT is derived by considering the SWCNT as a number of curved SWCNT sections.