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References:All publications cited in the text should
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on the line (e.g. Since Askeland[1]), and the full reference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper.
References
should be given in the following form: 1. D.R Askeland. The science and engineering of materials. 2nd ed. Chapman and Hall. 1984
2. A. Stern, F. Asanger, R.W Lang. Creep crack growth testing of plastics. II. Data acquisition, data reduction and experimental
results. Polym Test 1998;17(6):423.
3. N. Brown N, X. Lu In: Proceedings of the 12th Plastic Fuel Gas Pipe Symposium, Boston, 1991.
p. 128-133.
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