journal article·2026-04

Damage Tolerance and Energy Absorption of Plain-Woven Directional Composites Via Coupled DIC and Finite Element Analysis

Muqaddas Iqbal, Wintana Selemun, Bohong Gu

Applied Composite Materials· Volume 33· Issue 2
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