ABSTRACT
Section I: Mathemathical Modeling .........................................................................151 9.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................151 9.2 Carbon Nanotubes’s (CNTS) and Nanocomposite Properties ........................152 9.2.1 Introduction to CNTs .........................................................................152 9.2.2 Classification of CNT/Polymer Nanocomposites ..............................153 9.3 Modeling and Simulation Techniques .............................................................154 9.3.1 Molecular Scale Methods ..................................................................154 9.3.2 Microscale Methods ...........................................................................158 9.3.3 Mesoscale and Macroscale Methods .................................................161 9.3.4 Micromechanics .................................................................................162 9.4 Multi Scale Modeling of Mechanical Properties ............................................168 9.5 Modeling of the Interface ................................................................................178 9.5 1 Introduction ........................................................................................178 9.5.2 Some Modeling Method in Interface Modeling .................................180 9.5.3 Numerical Approach ..........................................................................180 9.6 Conclusion ......................................................................................................186 Section Two: Experimental Case Studies ................................................................187 9.7 Case Study I ....................................................................................................187
