A large part of the research currently being conducted in the fields
of materials science and engineering mechanics is devoted to carbon
nanotubes and their applications. In this process, modeling is a very
attractive investigation tool due to the difficulties in manufacturing
and testing of nanomaterials. Continuum modeling offers significant
advantages over atomistic modeling. Furthermore, the lack of accuracy
in continuum methods can be overtaken by incorporating input data
either from experiments or atomistic methods. This book reviews the
recent progress in continuum modeling of carbon nanotubes and their
composites. The advantages and disadvantages of continuum methods over
atomistic methods are comprehensively discussed. Numerical models,
mainly based on the finite element method, as well as analytical
models are presented in a comparative way starting from the simulation
of isolated pristine and defected nanotubes and proceeding to
nanotube-based composites. The ability of continuum methods to bridge
different scales is emphasized. Recommendations for future research
are given by focusing on what still continuum methods have to learn
from the nano-scale. The scope of the book is to provide current
knowledge aiming to support researchers entering the scientific area
of carbon nanotubes to choose the appropriate modeling tool for
accomplishing their study and place their efforts to further improve
continuum methods.
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ISBN
9783319012018
Publisert
2018
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Vendor
Springer
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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