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We discuss what linearly elastic shell model would bestcapture the peculiarities of the mechanical response of carbonnanotubes, be they single- or multi-wall. We argue that, at themacroscopic scale, carbon nanotubes should be modeled asorthotropic cylindrical shells. An abridged presentation ofthe basic ingredients of such a shell theory is given.
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Favata, A., Podio–Guidugli, P. (2011). What Shell Theory fits Carbon Nanotubes. In: Altenbach, H., Eremeyev, V. (eds) Shell-like Structures. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21855-2_37
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