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Helicoidal Composites

T. Apichattrabrut Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Taxas, USA
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K. Ravi-Chandar Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Taxas, USA
Pages 61-76 | Received 05 May 2005, Accepted 01 Sep 2005, Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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