ANALYSIS OF FOLDABILITY IN EXPANDABLE STRUCTURES

Schindler, G. M.; Schuerch, H.; Schuerch, H. U.

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ANALYSIS OF FOLDABILITY IN EXPANDABLE STRUCTURES

Schindler, G. M.·Schuerch, H.·Schuerch, H. U.

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Presentation of outlines for a general theory of large, deformations including folding of arbitrary inextensible membranes

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Schindler, G. M., Schuerch, H., Schuerch, H. U.. 1963-04-01. ANALYSIS OF FOLDABILITY IN EXPANDABLE STRUCTURES. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19630019827

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