Research Article
Molecular Simulations of Cyclic Loading Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes Using the Atomistic Finite Element Method
Table 1
CNT samples used in the parametric study of MD simulations.
| Loading manner | Sample size | Chiral angle (degree) | 0 (zigzag) | 10.9 | 19.1 | 30 (armchair) |
| Cyclic compression | Length (nm) | 4.03 | 4.05 | 3.68 | 4.09 | Diameter (nm) | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.06 | Chirality lattice index | (14, 0) | (12, 3) | (10, 5) | (8, 8) |
| Cyclic tension | Length (nm) | 4.03 | 4.05 | 3.68 | 4.09 | Diameter (nm) | 0.84 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.93 | Chirality lattice index | (11, 0) | (12, 3) | (10, 5) | (7, 7) |
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