Study of the energy absorption capabilities of laminated glass using carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-687

  Alhazov, Dimitry ^a   Zussman, Eyal ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube (CNT); Elastic properties; Elastomer; Electrospinning; Glass; Nanocomposites; Toughness properties

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING ENERGY; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CHARPY IMPACT TESTS; COMPOSITE FIBERS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTOMERIC INTERLAYERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY; FIBER MAT; GEOMETRICAL CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; LAMINATED GLASS; NANOSCALE FIBERS; POLYMER MACROMOLECULES; POLYVINYL BUTYRAL; PULL-OUT; SEGMENTAL MOTION; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELASTOMERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBERS; GLASS; LAMINATING; MACROMOLECULES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 84858281370     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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