Orthotropic strength and elasticity of hardwoods in relation to composite manufacture. Part I. Orthotropy of shear strength

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 502-519

  Lang, Elemer M ^a   Bejo, Laszlo ^a   Szalai, Jozsef ^b   Kovacs, Zsolt ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Composites; Hardwood; Orthotropy; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000134068     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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