Effect of Cladding on Biaxially Loaded Underclad Part-Through Cracks

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Effect of Cladding on Biaxially Loaded Underclad Part-Through Cracks. / Scibetta, Marc; Lucon, Enrico; Houben, Tom.

In: Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 7, No. 4, 04.2010, p. 1-18.

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Scibetta, M, Lucon, E & Houben, T 2010, 'Effect of Cladding on Biaxially Loaded Underclad Part-Through Cracks', Journal of ASTM International, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1520/JAI102544

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Scibetta, M., Lucon, E., & Houben, T. (2010). Effect of Cladding on Biaxially Loaded Underclad Part-Through Cracks. Journal of ASTM International, 7(4), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1520/JAI102544

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Scibetta M, Lucon E, Houben T. Effect of Cladding on Biaxially Loaded Underclad Part-Through Cracks. Journal of ASTM International. 2010 Apr;7(4):1-18. https://doi.org/10.1520/JAI102544

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Scibetta, Marc ; Lucon, Enrico ; Houben, Tom. / Effect of Cladding on Biaxially Loaded Underclad Part-Through Cracks. In: Journal of ASTM International. 2010 ; Vol. 7, No. 4. pp. 1-18.

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