Mechanism-Based Modeling of Long-Term Degradation

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 146-152

  McManus, H L ^a   Foch, B J ^b   Cunningham, R A ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Long term degradation; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038091823     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10634j     Document Type: Article

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