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Fibre reinforced polymers are composite materials consisting of fibres dispersed in a continuous matrix phase. Due to a number of characteristic advantages, fibre reinforced polymers have a great future potential for railways and other transportation technologies. Because of their low weight they can make a decisive contribution to the design of light-weight vehicles. |
Technology field: Mass reduction |
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References / Links: Mair 1999; Pehnt 2001 |
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date created: 2002-10-09 |
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