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Experimental Study of Thickness Gradient Formation in the VARTM Process

Kirk D. Tackitt U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Shawn M. Walsh U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Pages 607-627 | Received 01 Aug 2003, Accepted 01 Aug 2004, Published online: 07 Feb 2007

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