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Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Based Composites under Consideration of Defects

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 39))

Abstract

The use of fiber reinforced polymer composites (FRPs) is enhancing in different engineering applications because of their high specific strength and stiffness.

The original version of this chapter was revised. The Erratum to this chapter is available at 10.1007/978-3-319-00251-4_7

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  1. Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Southport, Queensland, Australia

    Moones Rahmandoust

  2. Protein Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., 1983969411, Tehran, Iran

    Moones Rahmandoust

  3. Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory, Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Majid R. Ayatollahi

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Rahmandoust, M., Ayatollahi, M.R. (2016). CNT/FRP Composites. In: Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Based Composites under Consideration of Defects. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 39. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00251-4_5

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