Size effects on fracture toughness of brittle materials
โ Scribed by H. J. Schindler
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-2673
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