Nanoscale Weibull statistics for nanofibers and nanotubes

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-101

  Pugno, N M ^a   Ruoff, R S ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Fractures; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARC-DISCHARGE; HEAT-TREATED CARBON NANOFIBERS; WEIBULL STATISTICS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOFIBERS;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33947320142     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(2007)20:2(97)     Document Type: Article

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