Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes

Vasyl Harik obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware. He is Principal Scientist at Nanodesigns Consulting, a spinoff from NASA Langley Research Center. He is the editor and co-editor of three books, and author of a short course on mechanics of carbon nanotubes with ASME. He is the co-investigator of the URETI Institute for bio-inspired nanostructured materials, a research consultant for the National Institute for Aerospace, and a Consultant for NASA NAIC Institute, and University Space Research Association (USRA) on nanotechnology research projects.

1. Nanotechnology of Carbon Nanotubes: Sensors, Transistors and Nanocomposites2. Nanoscale Laws of Motion and Governing Equations for Atomic and Continuum Scales3. Nanomechanics of Graphene Sheets and Atomic Registry Matrix Analysis4. Classification of Carbon Nanotubes: 20 Classes of Atomic Structures5. Mechanics of the High Aspect Ratio Carbon Nanotubes: Beam Models, Nanoscale Buckling, Nanobeams and Phonons6. Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes: Shell Models, Chiral Formulations and Nanoscale Buckling7. Mechanics of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: Unique Structures, Beam and Shell Models, Sliding and Friction8. Carbon Nanotubes in Nanocomposites9. Nanoscale Interfaces in Nanocomposites and Friction Laws10. Constitutive Modeling of Multifunctional Nanocomposites: Electromechanical, Thermomechanical and Elastomagnetic Properties11. Carbon Nanotube Length and Criteria for Potential Toxicity12. Trends in Recent Publications on Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes