Predicting a Stretching Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes using Finite Element Method

• Main Authors: Muhammadpour, Ehsan, Awang, MOkhtar
• Format: Article
• Published: American Institute of Physics 2010
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5732/1/190-paper.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5732/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

. In this work a finite element simulation technique based on the molecular mechanics theory is developed to evaluate tensile properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The fracture of carbon nanotubes is also studied by FE simulations. In the present modeling concept, individual carbon...