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September 1987
Technical Briefs
On the Fracture of Pencil Points
H. Petroski
H. Petroski
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, N.C. 27706
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H. Petroski
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, N.C. 27706
J. Appl. Mech. Sep 1987, 54(3): 730-733 (4 pages)
Published Online: September 1, 1987
Article history
Received:
January 27, 1987
Revised:
April 20, 1987
Online:
July 21, 2009
Citation
Petroski, H. (September 1, 1987). "On the Fracture of Pencil Points." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. September 1987; 54(3): 730–733. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3173100
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