Carbon Fiber to Reinforce Buildings (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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Most buildings are not constructed to withstand an unexpected explosion or impact. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri is working with the US Army to test a method of retrofitting buildings using carbon fiber reinforced polymer to protect from a terrorist attack.

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