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Mechanical Bending Characterization of Laminated Composite Plates Through Refined Plate-Theory Modeling

S. Bachiri, O. Bouguenina, K. Bendahane, M. Sehoul, K. Belakhdar

Strength of Materials· Volume 58· Issue 3
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