G. Shi 1, P. Zhao 1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 67-92, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.071.067
Abstract Based on molecular mechanics and the concept of flexible connection used in the flexibly connected frames, a new structural mechanics model, a 2-D frame composed of anisotropic beams and flexible connections, is proposed for the simulation of the static and dynamic flexural behavior of monolayer graphene. The equivalent beam representing the C-C bond in the new molecular structural mechanics (MSM) model has two salient features compared with other MSM models presented for the analysis of carbon nanotubes: one is that the flexible connections at the beam ends are used to account for the bond-angle variations… More >