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MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 32, Issue 5, Pages 481-489Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2004.10.011
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single-walled nanotube (SWNT); CNT reinforced composites; effective moduli; critical fiber length; load transfer
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The load transfer mechanisms and effective moduli of single-walled nanotube (SWNT) reinforced composites are studied using a continuum model. A critical fiber length is defined for full load transfer by numerically evaluating the strain-energy-changes for different fiber lengths. The effective longitudinal Young's modulus and bulk modulus of the composite are derived. The effect of the interphase is also discussed. The results indicate the fiber length is critical both to the load transfer efficiency and effective moduli of the composite. The SWNT-matrix interphase plays an important role in load transfer efficiency but affects the effective moduli only slightly. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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