Research Article

Molecular Simulations of Cyclic Loading Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes Using the Atomistic Finite Element Method

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Behavior of the zigzag tube under cyclic compressive loads after global buckling occurs: (a) global buckling; (b) stress-strain curve; (c) structure morphology at the end of the first unloading.
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