Effect of long multi-walled carbon nanotubes on delamination toughness of laminated composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-23

  Tong, Liyong ^a   Sun, Xiannian ^a,b   Tan, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube composites; Delamination toughness.; Multi walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS;

BRIDGING TRACTIONS; CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; DELAMINATION TOUGHNESS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 37549048597     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998307086186     Document Type: Article

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