Fracture toughness of fibrous membranes

Technische Mechanik

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 333-341

  Koh, C T ^a,b   Oyen, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84862576178     PISSN: 02323869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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