Publications on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- A. Sears and R.C. Batra, Macroscopic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes from Molecular-Mechanics Simulations, Physical Reviews B, 69, 235-406, 2004.
- A. Sears and R. C. Batra, Buckling of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Under Axial Compression, Physical Reviews B, 73, 085410, 2006.
- R. C. Batra and A. Sears, Contnuum Models of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Int. J. Solids and Structures, 44, 7577-7596, 2007.
- R. C. Batra and A. Sears, Uniform Radial Expansion/Contraction of Carbon Nanotubes and their Transverse Elastic Moduli, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 15, 835-844, 2007.
- S. S. Gupta and R. C. Batra, Continuum Structures Equivalent in Normal Mode Vibrations to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Computational Materials Science, 43, 715-723, 2008.
- R. C. Batra and S. S. Gupta, Wall Thickness and Radial Breathing Modes of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes, J. Appl. Mechs. – T ASME, 75, Art, No. 061010, 2008.
- A. A. Pacheco and R. C. Batra, Instabilities in Shear and Simple Shear Deformations of Gold Crystals, J. of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 56, 3116-3143, 2008.
- M. C. Ray and R. C. Batra, A Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced 1-3 Piezoelectric Composite for Active Control of Smart Structures, Smart Materials and Structures, 16, 1936-1947, 2007.
- M. C. Ray and R. C. Batra, Effective Properties of Carbon Nanotube and Piezoelectric Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Smart Composites, J. of Applied Mechanics, Trans. ASME, 76, 034503-1—034503-4, 2009.
Romesh C. Batra, PhD
University Distinguished Professor, Clifton C. Garvin Professor
Fellow - ASME, ASEE, AAM, SES, USACM
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (0219)
Norris Hall, Room 333-E, Virginia Tech
495 Old Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Activities in the Computational Mechanics Lab (poster)