Advances in the Mechanics of Plates and Shells The Avinoam Libai Anniversary Volume /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Durban, D. (Editor), Givoli, D. (Editor), Simmonds, J. G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications, 88
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Structural mechanics.; Automotive engineering.; Civil engineering.; Automotive Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.; Civil Engineering.

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