Mechanical Buckling Analysis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube with Nonlocal Effects

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Nanoscience and nanotechnology have made a principal contribution to the introduction of small-scale structures and devices. Iijima’s discovery paper on multi-walled carbon nanotubes in 1991 pulled the attention of scientific researcher’s communities in physics, chemistry and engineering. Some of the potential applications of nanorods and nanobeams are image technology, microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). In Aerospace industries, There is a much need for new materials which exhibit improved mechanical properties i.e, high strength to weight ratio, high thermal stability and high corrosion resistance. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit novel properties of having tensile strength in Tera pascal range, thermally stable up to 2800°C and vibration withstanding capabilities in the range of Tera Hertz. Having these novel properties in CNTs, it is essential to study their performance under various kind of loading conditions to ascertain their applicability in Aerospace and defense sector.

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