On Mode I Fatigue Crack Growth in Foam Core Materials for Sandwich Structures

journal of sandwich structures & materials

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-116

  Shipsha, Andrey ^a   Burman, Magnus ^a   Zenkert, Dan ^b  

^a Royal Institute of Technology ^*

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84990341101     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109963620000200201     Document Type: Article

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