journal article·1997-03

Correlation of fatigue crack propagation in polyethylene pipe specimens of different geometries

A. Shah, E.v Stepanov, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, M. Klein

International Journal of Fracture· Volume 84· Issue 2
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OpenAlex topics: Fatigue and fracture mechanics · Mechanical Behavior of Composites · Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis

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