Pull-Out and tensile strength properties of two selected tropical trees

• Main Authors: Normaniza Osman, Mohamad Nordin Abdullah, Che Hassandi Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2502/1/07_Mormaniza.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2502/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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