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Fig. 2.22 Fracture pattern of epoxy core [46].

Fig. 2.23 Fracture pattern of epoxy/CNT core [46].

with CNTs can be the reason for which these plates exhibit a more ductile dynamic
response. Finally, all the experimental results obtained show that, the addition of
CNTs to composite plates of aluminum and epoxy resin can be resulted in a better
performance to sustain higher explosive loading.
The effect of nanoclay particle-infused polyester resin FRP and polystyrene foam
core sandwich laminates on flexural, Charpy impact, and water absorption