Fatigue: it's relevance to furniture

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Fatigue: it's relevance to furniture

This paper sets out to present the importance of incorporating fatigue related information into the product engineering of furniture constructions. Contrary to commonly accepted thinking, structural failures in furniture very often result from fatigue associated with its repeated use. Hence, perform...

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Main Authors:	Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Perkins, Marius C., Reid, Hew F.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer-Verlag 1997
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51081/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51081/1/51081.pdf

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