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Tension/torsion testing of inflatable fabric tubes

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, USA

    A. W. Turner (graduate research assistant) & W. G. Davids (associate professor)

  2. Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, USA

    J. P. Kabche (postdoctoral research associate)

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA

    M. L. Peterson (SEM member, professor)

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Turner, A.W., Kabche, J.P., Peterson, M.L. et al. Tension/torsion testing of inflatable fabric tubes. Exp Tech 32, 47–52 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00245.x

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