Authors | Waleed.K. Ahmed |
Affiliations | United Arab Emirates University, Faculty of Engineering, ERU, Al Ain 15551 UAE |
Е-mail | W.ahmed@uaeu.ac.ae |
Issue | Volume 5, Year 2013, Number 4 |
Dates | Received 12 July 2013; published online 31 January 2014 |
Citation | Waleed.K. Ahmed, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 5 No 4, 04059 (2013) |
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PACS Number(s) | 02.70. – c, 46.50. + a, 81.05.Qk |
Keywords | Composite (45) , Debonding, FEA (3) , Interfacial (3) , Mechanical properties (6) , Nanofiber (4) . |
Annotation | This work investigates the influence of the interfacial debonding in a nanofiber reinforced composite on the mechanical properties. Mainly, three dimensional-axisymmetric finite element analysis is adopted to study a representative volume element (RVE) which is consist of carbon nanofiber confined by a polymeric matrix and subjected to axial tension. Besides, a longitudinal interfacial debonding is imposed along the interfacial nanofiber/matrix. The result of the FEA demonstrate a significant impact of the interfacial debonding on the Young’s modulus of the nanocomposite. |
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