Enhanced energy of parallel fractures in nacre-like composite materials

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 701-707

  Okumura, K ^a,b  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0042415246     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2003-00578-y     Document Type: Article

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