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A Note on Statistical Strength of Carbon Nanotubes

X. Frank Xu^1,2, Yuxin Jie³, Irene J. Beyerlein⁴

1 School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, xixu@bjtu.edu.cn
2 Corresponding author.
3 State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
4 Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA. Email: Irene@lanl.gov