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Evaluation of bamboo for building elements satisfying housing criteria

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Bioinspired Viscoelastic Capsules: Delivery Vehicles and Beyond

The continuous wavelet transform on conic sections

Diversity Embedded Space-Time Codes

The response of embedded FBG sensors to non-uniform strains in CFRP composites during processing and delamination

Tensile behaviour of discontinuous two-phase materials : influence of matrix flow stress and internal damage

Shear strength of reinforced concrete bridge deck slabs

Wavelets on the two-sphere and other conic sections

Modélisation quantitative du procédé de frittage sélectif par laser : relation paramètres/microstructure

Structural behavior and durability of multifunctional fiber-reinforced polymer components

Drug loading of porous coating

A micromechanical approach to the behaviour of single wood fibers and wood fracture at cellular level

Fracture strength of structural glass elements : analytical and numerical modelling, testing and design

Stamp forming of carbon fibre/PA12 composites - a comparison of a reactive impregnation process and a commingled yarn system

Modeling of multiple cracking and decohesion of a thin film on a polymer substrate

Zum Querkraftwiderstand von Stahl- und Spannbetonträgern mit dünnen Stegen

Damage evolution in Saffil alumina short-fibre reinforced aluminium during tensile testing

Deconsolidation in glass mat thermoplastic composites : Analysis of the mechanisms

Longitudinal deformation of fibre reinforced metals: Influence of fibre distribution on stiffness and flow stress

Phase separation at the fiber-matrix interface in composites based on a thermoplastic/polyester blend

The influence of void content on the structural flexural performance of unidirectional glass fibre reinforced polypropylene composites