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Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: effects of the orientation of the tension direction relative to pultrusion direction.

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Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: effects of the orientation of the tension direction relative to pultrusion direction. / Turvey, G. J.
In: Composite Structures, Vol. 42, No. 4, 1998, p. 341-351.

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Turvey, GJ 1998, 'Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: effects of the orientation of the tension direction relative to pultrusion direction.', Composite Structures, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00079-8

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Turvey, G. J. (1998). Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: effects of the orientation of the tension direction relative to pultrusion direction. Composite Structures, 42(4), 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00079-8

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Turvey GJ. Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: effects of the orientation of the tension direction relative to pultrusion direction. Composite Structures. 1998;42(4):341-351. doi: 10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00079-8

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Turvey, G. J. / Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: effects of the orientation of the tension direction relative to pultrusion direction. In: Composite Structures. 1998 ; Vol. 42, No. 4. pp. 341-351.

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