Flexible Water Hose Failures: A Case Study and General Design Considerations

Flexible water hoses (or flexible hose connectors) have become commonplace in recent years and provide a low-cost and convenient alternative to rigid pipe. Unfortunately, inadequate designs, particularly with regard to the selection of materials and material parameters, have made some hoses prone to...

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Main Authors: Taylor, Richard (Contributor), Eagar, Thomas W. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag, 2016-06-08T19:40:05Z.
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