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Mechanics of Nanostructures

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Nanomechanics of Materials and Structures

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Quantized fracture mechanics is applied for studying the mechanics of nanostructures. An application for predicting the strength of defective nanotubes, compared with atomistic simulations and experiments, clearly shows that materials are sensitive to flaws (also) at nanoscale.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208-3111, USA

    R. Ruoff

  2. Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Italy

    N. Pugno

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  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

    T. -J. Chuang

  2. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    P. M. Anderson

  3. National Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    M. -K. Wu

  4. Asylum Research Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    S. Hsieh

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Ruoff, R., Pugno, N. (2006). Mechanics of Nanostructures. In: Chuang, T.J., Anderson, P.M., Wu, M.K., Hsieh, S. (eds) Nanomechanics of Materials and Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3951-4_19

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