TY - JOUR
AU - Williams, Richard
AB - Currently, research work modelling of interface phenomena of nanoparticle-reinforced composite materials, notably Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)-epoxy composites are investigated across the length scales. This paper describes the kinematics of nanoparticle-reinforced composite materials as a continuum media, the formulation of governing equations (fundamentals) and the statement of boundary conditions for multi-scale modelling of the material. The identification problem for the non-classical parameters of the model has been solved by experimental results and a method of conjugated gradients. The model has been validated to predict some basic mechanical properties of a polymeric matrix reinforced with nanoscale particles/fibres/tubes (including CNT) as a function of size and also dispersion of nanoparticles. The outcome of this paper is expected to have wide-ranging technical benefits with direct relevance to industry in the areas of transportation (aerospace, automotive, rail, maritime) and civil infrastructure development.
TI - Computational mechanics modelling of nanoparticle-reinforced composite materials across the length scales
JF - International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering
DA - 2006-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/inderscience-publishers/computational-mechanics-modelling-of-nanoparticle-reinforced-composite-yKma3a1vQN
SP - 228
EP - 241
VL - 2
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -