A size-dependent beam model for stability of axially loaded carbon nanotubes surrounded by Pasternak elastic foundation

2017 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 1028-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekir Akgöz ◽  
Ömer Civalek
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Elastic Foundation ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Pasternak Elastic Foundation ◽  
Axially Loaded

Geometrically nonlinear buckling analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced cylindrical panels resting on Winkler–Pasternak elastic foundation

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (2) ◽  
pp. 702-712
Author(s):  
Pham Toan Thang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Elastic Foundation ◽  
Cylindrical Panel ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Geometrically Nonlinear ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling ◽  
Pasternak Elastic Foundation ◽  
Cylindrical Panels ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling Analysis

This paper deals with geometrically nonlinear buckling analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced (FG-CNTR) cylindrical panels. The FG-CNTR cylindrical panel is assumed to be rested on the Winkler–Pasternak elastic foundation and subjected to uniform pressure. In the FG-CNTR cylindrical panel model, uniform and three distributions of carbon nanotubes, which are graded in the thickness direction of the panel, are considered. Effective properties of materials of the panels reinforced by single-walled carbon nanotubes are estimated through a micromechanical model based on the extended rule of mixtures. Governing equilibrium equations of the FG-CNTRC cylindrical panel are obtained based on the classical shell theory and considering the von Karman geometrically nonlinearity and initial geometric imperfection. A closed form of the resulting stability equations is established via the Galekin procedure to obtain the buckling load–deflection relations in case of simply supported boundary condition. In the numerical results section, the exactness of formulation is validated by comparing the obtained results with those reported in the open database. Then, a comprehensive investigation into the influence of carbon nanotube volume fraction, carbon nanotube distribution rule, imperfection parameter, elastic foundation as well as the geometry parameters on the nonlinear buckling behaviors of the FG-CNTRC cylindrical panels is discussed in detail.

scholarly journals Beam Theory of Thermal–Electro-Mechanical Coupling for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 923
Author(s):  
Kun Huang ◽  
Ji Yao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Bending Stiffness ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Euler Beam ◽  
New Model ◽  
Mechanical Coupling ◽  
Electrostatic Fields

The potential application field of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is immense, due to their remarkable mechanical and electrical properties. However, their mechanical properties under combined physical fields have not attracted researchers’ attention. For the first time, the present paper proposes beam theory to model SWCNTs’ mechanical properties under combined temperature and electrostatic fields. Unlike the classical Bernoulli–Euler beam model, this new model has independent extensional stiffness and bending stiffness. Static bending, buckling, and nonlinear vibrations are investigated through the classical beam model and the new model. The results show that the classical beam model significantly underestimates the influence of temperature and electrostatic fields on the mechanical properties of SWCNTs because the model overestimates the bending stiffness. The results also suggest that it may be necessary to re-examine the accuracy of the classical beam model of SWCNTs.

scholarly journals Torsional Characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes: Micropolar Elasticity Models and Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Razie Izadi ◽  
Meral Tuna ◽  
Patrizia Trovalusci ◽  
Esmaeal Ghavanloo
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Scale Effects ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Local Theory ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Micropolar Theory ◽  
Material Parameters

Efficient application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in nano-devices and nano-materials requires comprehensive understanding of their mechanical properties. As observations suggest size dependent behaviour, non-classical theories preserving the memory of body’s internal structure via additional material parameters offer great potential when a continuum modelling is to be preferred. In the present study, micropolar theory of elasticity is adopted due to its peculiar character allowing for incorporation of scale effects through additional kinematic descriptors and work-conjugated stress measures. An optimisation approach is presented to provide unified material parameters for two specific class of single-walled carbon nanotubes (e.g., armchair and zigzag) by minimizing the difference between the apparent shear modulus obtained from molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and micropolar beam model considering both solid and tubular cross-sections. The results clearly reveal that micropolar theory is more suitable compared to internally constraint couple stress theory, due to the essentiality of having skew-symmetric stress and strain measures, as well as to the classical local theory (Cauchy of Grade 1), which cannot accounts for scale effects. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first time that unified material parameters of CNTs are derived through a combined MD-micropolar continuum theory.

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