Carbon nanotubes have been predicted as game-changing structural materials due to their outstanding theoretical strength per weight (Fig. 1a). They have even encouraged the construction of a space ...

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The American Society of Civil Engineers recently updated the standard for tensile membrane structures. This new edition updates the previous Standard ASCE/SEI 55-10, and replaces Standard ASCE 17-96, ...

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Let us return to the first architecture class on structures and the classification of structural efforts. In most structures, whether natural or man-made, compression forces are the primary actors.

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Nagoya, Japan - Single-walled carbon nanotubes should theoretically be extremely strong, but it remains unclear why their experimental tensile strengths are lower and vary among nanotubes. A team at ...