M.M Zaeri - Mechanical Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan ۸۴۱۵۶, Iran
S Ziaei Rad - Mechanical Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan ۸۴۱۵۶, Iran
F Karimzadeh - Materials Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan ۸۴۱۵۶, Iran

In this paper carbon nanotubes are modeled using a method called molecular structural mechanics. Then the mechanical model is utilized to find out the elastic properties of these nanostructures including elastic and shear moduli. Various types of carbon nanotubes having different chiralities, diameters, lengths and number of walls are investigated. The obtained results are in good agreement with those reported by other researchers.

carbon nanotube; modeling; elastic properties; molecular structural mechanics; nanomechanics