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Composite materials are used by the construction industry to replace or complement conventional materials such as steel and concrete. The main reasons for the use of composite materials are corrosion resistance, electromagnetic transparency and weight savings. Frequently, structural engineers take advantage of more than one salient feature of composites to formulate a design that is competitive with an alternate design based on conventional materials.

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Barbero, E.J. (1998). Construction. In: Peters, S.T. (eds) Handbook of Composites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6389-1_47

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