Tension/torsion testing of inflatable fabric tubes

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 47-52

  Turner, A W ^a   Kabche, J P ^b   Peterson, M L ^a   Davids, W G ^a  

^a The University of Maine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TENSILE TESTING; TORSION TESTING;

CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES; FABRIC COATINGS; INFLATABLE BEAMS; INFLATABLE FABRIC TUBES; INTERNAL BLADDERS;

FABRICS;

EID: 42149169932     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: 17471567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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