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An epoxy terminated polybutadiene (ETPB) was synthesized and utilized to enhance the toughening of an epoxy system, in both bulk and coating states. In the first step, the fracture energy of the modified samples was determined using a single edge notched type specimen in a three point bending (SEN3PB) geometry. The effective toughening mechanisms of bulk epoxy specimens were examined using scanning...