TY - GEN
T1 - Elastic and viscoelastic modeling of carbon nanotube reinforced polystyrene
AU - Krzyzanowski, David R.
AU - Chattopadhyay, Aditi
AU - Wei, Jun
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The mechanical behavior of carbon nanotube reinforced polystyrene is modeled and tested. The elastic behavior is predicted using the Mori-Tanaka theory for randomly oriented short fiber composites. Simulation of the elastic behavior incorporates modeling the commercially available nanotubes using conventional fiber mechanics and finite element methods on a representative volume element consisting of the nanotube, the interface, and the surrounding matrix. Different strain rates, volume fraction of nanotubes in the polymer, and strain recovery of the composites are experimentally compared to unreinforced polystyrene in order to compare the effect the nanotubes have on the mechanical behavior of the composite material.
AB - The mechanical behavior of carbon nanotube reinforced polystyrene is modeled and tested. The elastic behavior is predicted using the Mori-Tanaka theory for randomly oriented short fiber composites. Simulation of the elastic behavior incorporates modeling the commercially available nanotubes using conventional fiber mechanics and finite element methods on a representative volume element consisting of the nanotube, the interface, and the surrounding matrix. Different strain rates, volume fraction of nanotubes in the polymer, and strain recovery of the composites are experimentally compared to unreinforced polystyrene in order to compare the effect the nanotubes have on the mechanical behavior of the composite material.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34547508542
SN - 1563478927
SN - 9781563478925
T3 - Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
SP - 4096
EP - 4110
BT - Collection of Technical Papers - 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
T2 - 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Y2 - 23 April 2007 through 26 April 2007
ER -