Design and Performance of Ropes for Climbing and Sailing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials Design and Applications

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Mclaren, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climbing; materials; modelling; ropes; sailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990380743     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: 20413076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14644207JMDA75     Document Type: Article

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