Understanding limitations of through thickness test methods

Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 416-424

  Lodeiro, M J ^a   Broughton, W R ^a   Sims, G D ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; TENSILE TESTING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

THICKNESS TEST METHODS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0347718160     PISSN: 09598111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146580199101540583     Document Type: Article

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