Based on a one-dimensional discrete system of bistable springs, a mechanical model is introduced to describe plasticity and damage in carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays. The energetics of the mechanical system are investigated analytically, the stress-strain law is derived, and the mechanical dissipation is computed, both for the discrete case as well as for the continuum limit. An information-passing approach is developed that permits the investigation of macroscopic portions of the material. As an application, the simulation of a cyclic compression experiment on real CNT foam is performed, considering both the material response during the primary loading path from the virgin state and the damaged response after preconditioning.
Multiscale mass-spring spring models of carbon nanotube arrays accounting for mullins-like behavior and permanent deformation
FRATERNALI, Fernando;
2013-01-01
Abstract
Based on a one-dimensional discrete system of bistable springs, a mechanical model is introduced to describe plasticity and damage in carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays. The energetics of the mechanical system are investigated analytically, the stress-strain law is derived, and the mechanical dissipation is computed, both for the discrete case as well as for the continuum limit. An information-passing approach is developed that permits the investigation of macroscopic portions of the material. As an application, the simulation of a cyclic compression experiment on real CNT foam is performed, considering both the material response during the primary loading path from the virgin state and the damaged response after preconditioning.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
