Fig. 1.
Matrix reinforced by thin, straight, and rigid nanotubes
Fig. 2.
Displacements of the nanotube (dashed line – initial orientation of the nanotube)
Fig. 3.
Distribution of tractions along the nanotube
Fig. 4.
Division of the external boundary and nanotubes into boundary elements
Fig. 5.
Boundary conditions for the plates: a) two-edge loading, b) one-edge loading
Fig. 6.
Rectangular plate with a single nanotube – dimensions of the plate: a) whole plate, b) half of the plate
Fig. 7.
Rectangular plate with a single nanotube – normalized displacements of selected points for two-edge loading
Fig. 8.
Rectangular plate with a single nanotube – normalized displacements of selected points for one-edge loading
Fig. 9.
Rectangular plate with a single nanotube – normalized displacements of point C for different number of boundary elements
Tab. 1.
Division of the rectangular plate with a single nanotube into boundary elements
| Discretization | Number of boundary elements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nanotube | external boundary | total | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 3 | 10 | 36 | 46 |
| 4 | 20 | 72 | 92 |
Fig. 10.
Load variability over time: a) impact load, b) rectangular impulse, c) ramp load, d) triangular impulse
Fig. 11.
Rectangular plate with a single nanotube - normalized displacements of point C for different variability of load over time
Fig. 12.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – dimensions of the plate
Fig. 13.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – normalized displacements of selected points for two-edge loading
Fig. 14.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – normalized displacements of selected points for one-edge loading
Fig. 15.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – initial and deformed shape of the plate at time t=4 ns for one-edge loading
Fig. 16.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – influence of the vertical distance between nanotubes on displacements
Fig. 17.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – influence of the horizontal distance between nanotubes on displacements
Fig. 18.
Rectangular plate with 13 nanotubes – dimensions of the plate
Fig. 19.
Rectangular plate with 13 nanotubes – normalized displacements of selected points for two-edge loading
Fig. 20.
Rectangular plate with 13 nanotubes – normalized displacements of selected points for one-edge loading
Fig. 21.
Rectangular plate with 13 nanotubes – initial and deformed shape of the plate at time t=4 ns for one-edge loading
Fig. 22.
Rectangular plate with 13 nanotubes – influence of the length of nanotubes on displacements
Fig. 23.
Rectangular plate with a single nanotube – influence of reinforcement: a) with nanotube, two-edge loading, b) without nanotube, two-edge loading, c) with nanotube, one-edge loading, d) without nanotube, one-edge loading
Fig. 24.
Rectangular plate with 15 nanotubes – influence of reinforcement: a) with nanotubes, two-edge loading, b) without nanotubes, two-edge loading, c) with nanotubes, one-edge loading, d) without nanotubes, one-edge loading