Tensile strength and fatigue properties of Z-pinned composite lap joints

Composite Technologies for 2020: Proceedings of the Fourth Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM 4)

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 615-620

  Chang, P ^a   Mouritz, A P ^a   Cox, B N ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROCKWELL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 32944474309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-85573-831-7.50105-X     Document Type: Chapter

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