Structural Modelling of Hexagonal Grids Applied to Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s): |
Carlos Lázaro
Rafael Merli Salvador Monleón Alberto Domingo |
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Medium: | conference paper |
Language(s): | English |
Conference: | 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011 |
Published in: | IABSE-IASS 2011 London Symposium Report |
Year: | 2011 |
Abstract: |
This paper presents a structural model for hexagonal grids and its application to the mechanical behaviour of carbon nanotubes. The model reproduces the axial stiffness between nodes and the distortional stiffness among concurrent pairs of nodes, but no flexural stiffness of the links. Results from linear and non-linear formulations will be presented and compared with the available literature, and the predicted behaviour of this kind of structure will be discussed. |
Keywords: |
Carbon nanotubes hexagonal grids atomistic models distortional stiffness
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