Aligned carbon nanotube reinforcement of aerospace carbon fiber composites: Substructural strength evaluation for aerostructure applications

53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  de Villoria, R Guzmán ^a   Ydrefors, L ^b   Hallander, P ^b   Ishiguro, K ^a   Nordin, P ^b   Wardle, B L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b SAAB AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; INTERLAMINAR TOUGHNESS; INTERLAYER THICKNESS; OPEN-HOLE COMPRESSIONS; STRENGTH EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

BENDING TESTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; LAMINATES; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 84881383971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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