Shear Test on CFRP Full-Field Measurement and Finite Element Analysis

To link to this article_{: DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.112.49}

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Eprints ID: 8925

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Mistou, Sebastien and Fazzini, Marina and Karama, Moussa Shear Test on

CFRP Full-Field Measurement and Finite Element Analysis. (2010) Advanced

Materials Research, vol. 112. pp. 49-62. ISSN 1022-6680

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