Design and analysis of 3D woven preforms for composite structures

Science and Engineering of Composite Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-96

  Coman, F ^a   Herszberg, L ^a   Bannister, M ^b   John, S ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre for Aerospace Design Technology ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 1942524720     PISSN: 0334181X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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