This paper reviews recent research studies on the buckling of carbon nanotubes. The structure and properties of carbon nanotubes are introduced to the readers. The various buckling behaviors exhibited by carbon nanotubes are also presented herein. The main factors, such as dimensions, boundary conditions, temperature, strain rate, and chirality, influencing the buckling behaviors are also discussed, as well as a brief introduction of the two most used methods for analyzing carbon nanotubes, i.e., continuum models and atomistic simulations. Summary and recommendations for future research are also given. Finally, a large body of papers is given in the reference section. It is hoped that this paper provides current knowledge on the buckling of carbon nanotubes, reviews the computational methods for determining the buckling loads, and inspires researchers to further investigate the buckling properties of carbon nanotubes for practical applications.
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May 2010
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Recent Studies on Buckling of Carbon Nanotubes
C. M. Wang,
C. M. Wang
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Science Programme,
National University of Singapore
, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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Y. Y. Zhang,
Y. Y. Zhang
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation,
e-mail: zyy915@gmail.com
Fuzhou University
, 350108, P. R. China; School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney
, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
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Y. Xiang,
Y. Xiang
School of Engineering,
University of Western Sydney
, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
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J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, College Station, TX 777843-3123
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C. M. Wang
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Science Programme,
National University of Singapore
, Singapore 117576, Singapore
Y. Y. Zhang
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation,
Fuzhou University
, 350108, P. R. China; School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney
, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australiae-mail: zyy915@gmail.com
Y. Xiang
School of Engineering,
University of Western Sydney
, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
J. N. Reddy
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, College Station, TX 777843-3123Appl. Mech. Rev. May 2010, 63(3): 030804 (18 pages)
Published Online: July 2, 2010
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Received:
March 15, 2010
Revised:
May 25, 2010
Online:
July 2, 2010
Published:
July 2, 2010
Citation
Wang, C. M., Zhang, Y. Y., Xiang, Y., and Reddy, J. N. (July 2, 2010). "Recent Studies on Buckling of Carbon Nanotubes." ASME. Appl. Mech. Rev. May 2010; 63(3): 030804. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001936
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