Mechanical properties of wood-polymer composites

Wood-Polymer Composites

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 101-117

  Sain, M ^a   Pervaiz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 78650656194     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845694579.101     Document Type: Chapter

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