Trends in Nanoscale Mechanics [electronic resource] : Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, Nanocomposites and Molecular Dynamics / edited by Vasyl Harik.

Preface -- Foreword -- I Nanoscale Mechanics and Molecular Dynamics -- Editor's Notes: New Trends in Nanoscale Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes; V. M. Harik -- 1 Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes: A review of basic models and new nanoscale effects; V. M. Harik --  2 Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Physical Properties and Behavior of Low-dimensional Carbon Allotropes; W.-H. Chen and H.C. Cheng -- 3 Nanomechanics: Physics Between Engineering and Chemistry; B. Yakobson and T. Dumitrica -- II Modeling and Analysis of Graphene, Nanocomposites and Biomedical Problems -- Editor's Notes: New Trends in Nanoscale Mechanics of Nanostructures, Graphene Sheets and Nanocomposites; V.M. Harik -- 4 Nanomechanics of Graphene Sheets: Registry Matrix Analysis and Interfacial Sliding; V.M. Harik -- 5 Molecular Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites: Enhancement of Macroscopic Properties; R.C. Picu --  6 Carbon Nanotubes and Safety: Classification of Carbon Nanotubes, Size Effects and Potential Toxicity of the High-Aspect Ratio Nanotubes; V.M. Harik -- Editor's Notes: Trends in Recent Publications on Nanoscale Mechanics; V.M. Harik -- Index.

This book contains a collection of the state-of-the-art reviews written by the leading researchers in the areas of nanoscale mechanics, molecular dynamics, nanoscale modeling of nanocomposites and mechanics of carbon nanotubes. No other book has reviews of the recent discoveries such as a nanoscale analog of the Pauli’s principle, i.e., effect of the spatial exclusion of electrons or the SEE effect, a new Registry Matrix Analysis for the nanoscale interfacial sliding and new data on the effective viscosity of interfacial electrons in nanoscale stiction at the interfaces. This volume is also an exceptional resource on the well tested nanoscale modeling of carbon nanotubes and nanocomposites, new nanoscale effects, unique evaluations of the effective thickness of carbon nanotubes under different loads, new data on which size of carbon nanotubes is safer and many other topics. Extensive bibliography concerning all these topics is included along with the lucid short reviews. Numerous illustrations are provided for molecular dynamic simulations, fascinating nanoscale phenomena and remarkable new effects. It is of interest to a wide range of researchers and students.