New approach for modeling randomly distributed CNT reinforced polymer nanocomposite with van der Waals interactions

• Published in: Mechanics of advanced materials and structures Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 218 - 229
• Main Authors: Caliskan, Umut, Gulsen, Hilal, Apalak, Mustafa Kemal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.01.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Carbon nanotube; Environment models; Finite element method; Micromechanics; multi-scale model; nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polymers; Programming languages; randomly distribution; Scale models; Stiffness; van der Waals interactions

This paper presents a new approach for the prediction of the stiffness of randomly distributed CNT/polymer nanocomposites using molecular and micromechanics methods with the van der Waals (VdW) interactions. A multi-scale modeling technique was designed for CNT nanoparticles randomly embedded in the...