A fatal fairground accident

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-173

  Pook, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Failure analysis; Inspection techniques; Product liability; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PRODUCT LIABILITY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

FAIRGROUND ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0032002353     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(97)00103-5     Document Type: Article

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