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2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials: continuous and discontinuous models

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2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials: continuous and discontinuous models. / Hou, Xiaonan; Acar, Memis ; Silberschmidt, Vadim .
In: Computational Materials Science, Vol. 46, No. 3, 09.2009, p. 700–707.

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Hou, X, Acar, M & Silberschmidt, V 2009, '2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials: continuous and discontinuous models', Computational Materials Science, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 700–707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2009.07.007

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Hou, X., Acar, M., & Silberschmidt, V. (2009). 2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials: continuous and discontinuous models. Computational Materials Science, 46(3), 700–707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2009.07.007

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Hou X, Acar M, Silberschmidt V. 2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials: continuous and discontinuous models. Computational Materials Science. 2009 Sept;46(3):700–707. Epub 2009 Aug 19. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2009.07.007

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Hou, Xiaonan ; Acar, Memis ; Silberschmidt, Vadim . / 2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials : continuous and discontinuous models. In: Computational Materials Science. 2009 ; Vol. 46, No. 3. pp. 700–707.

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