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Damage mechanics of carbon nano tubes under uniaxial tension

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Abstract

A procedure is proposed for computing the stresses in an armchair Single-Walled Carbon NanoTube (SWCNT) under uniaxial tension. Computation is based on molecular dynamics simulations and the virial stress theorem. The proposed approach is compared with other methods used in the literature for calculating the stresses in CNTs. The loading is applied under two different boundary conditions and different strain rates and the results are compared. It is shown that the method commonly used in the literature for calculating the stresses in CNTs under estimates the ultimate strength by around 35%. It is shown that the value of the displacement increment used to apply the tensile strain is crucial.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009
Pages513-516
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2009 ASME InterPack Conference, IPACK2009 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Jul 19 2009Jul 23 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009
Volume1

Conference

Conference2009 ASME InterPack Conference, IPACK2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period07/19/0907/23/09

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