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Volume 40, 2011 - Issue 6-7: Latest developments in research on composite materials
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Original Article

Three-dimensional numerical modelling of discontinuous fibre composite architectures

R Luchoo Polymer Composites GroupThe University of Nottingham, Room B02, ITRC Building, University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2RD, UK
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L T Harper Polymer Composites GroupThe University of Nottingham, Room B02, ITRC Building, University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2RD, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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N A Warrior Polymer Composites GroupThe University of Nottingham, Room B02, ITRC Building, University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2RD, UK
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A Dodworth Bentley Motors LtdPyms Lane, Crewe, CW1 3PL, UK
Pages 356-362 | Received 24 Sep 2010, Accepted 11 Oct 2010, Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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