Super-bridges suspended over carbon nanotube cables

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 47, 2008, Pages

  Carpinteri, Alberto ^a   Pugno, Nicola M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE CABLES; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; CABLES; COST ACCOUNTING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLES; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; COST ANALYSES; CURRENT LIMITS; LONG BRIDGES; MAIN SPANS; NEW CONCEPTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION CABLES; ZIPF'S LAWS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 58149301603     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/47/474213     Document Type: Article

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