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Random and Impulse Techniques for Measurement of Damping in Composite Materials

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Idaho, USA

    S. A. Suarez, R. F. Gibson & L. R. Deobald

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This article was submitted to EfT by the SEM Composites Technical Activity Committee.

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Suarez, S.A., Gibson, R.F. & Deobald, L.R. Random and Impulse Techniques for Measurement of Damping in Composite Materials. Exp Tech 8, 19–24 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.1984.tb01832.x

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