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The three-dimensional theory of stability of a carbon nanotube (CNT) in a polymer matrix is presented. The results are obtained on the basis of the three-dimensional linearized theory of stability of deformable bodies. Flexural and helical (torsional) buckling modes are considered. It is proved that the helical (torsional) buckling modes occur in a single CNT (the interaction of neighboring CNTs is neglected) and do not occur in nanocomposites (the interaction of neighboring CNTs is taken into account)
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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 23–37, January 2006.
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Guz, A.N. Three-dimensional theory of stability of a carbon nanotube in a matrix. Int Appl Mech 42, 19–31 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10778-006-0055-6
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