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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 2, pp. 264–271, March–April, 1988.

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Dement'ev, A.G. Deformability and strength of foam plastics. Mech Compos Mater 24, 209–216 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00608155

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