The effect of geometry changes on the mechanical stiffness of fibre-fibre bonds

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This is the published version of a paper presented at XVIth Fund. Res. Symp. Oxford, 2017.

Citation for the original published paper:

Brandberg, A., Kulachenko, A. (2017)

The effect of geometry changes on the mechanical stiffness of fibre-fibre bonds In: Advances in Pulp and Paper Research (pp. 683-719). Manchester

https://doi.org/10.15376/frc.2017.2.683

N.B. When citing this work, cite the original published paper.

Permanent link to this version:

http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-260373

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Trans. of the XVIth Fund. Res. Symp. Oxford, 2017, (W. Batchelor and D. Söderberg, eds), pp 683–719, FRC, Manchester, 2018. DOI: 10.15376/frc.2017.2.683.

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