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Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 2, pp. 212–224, March–April, 1992.
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Rikards, R., Chate, A. & Barkanov, E. Finite element analysis of damping the vibrations of laminated composites. Mech Compos Mater 28, 147–157 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00613321
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