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Composite Materials and Renewables: Wind Energy

On August 21, 2013 · In Composite Materials, Manufacturing, Novel Materials/Tailored Structures, Renewables

In the aerospace industry the benefits of exploiting the excellent specific strength and stiffness properties of composites in terms of lightweight structural design are immediately apparent. Other advantages of fibre reinforced plastics, such as the relative ease to manufacture complex shapes, and their excellent fatigue and corrosion resistance, have made FRP composites increasingly attractive in […]

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