RPV Long Terra Operation: Open Issues

• Published in: Проблемы прочности
• Date: 2013
• Main Authors: Ballesteros, A., Altstadt, E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут проблем міцності ім. Г.С. Писаренко НАН України 2013
• Subjects: Научно-технический раздел
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/111972
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: RPV Long Terra Operation: Open Issues / A. Ballesteros, E. Altstadt // Проблемы прочности. — 2013. — № 4. — С. 7-13. — Бібліогр.: 13 назв. — англ.

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