UV exposure analysis on mechanical resistance of rope yarns for offshore mooringa
Daniel Magalhães da Cruz; Marcelo de Ávila Barreto; Larissa Basei Zangalli; Felipe Tempel Stumpf; Carlos Eduardo Marcos Guilherme; Ivan Napoleão Bastos; Ana Lúcia Nazareth da Silva
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