The Wyoming-Modified Two-Rail Shear Test Fixture for Composite Materials

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 215-223

  Hussain, A ^a   Adams, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Shear test fixture; Two rail test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042631049     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10984j     Document Type: Article

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