Transmission loss optimization in acoustic sandwich panels

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 1833-1843

  Makris, Spilios E ^a   Dym, Clive L ^a   Smith, J MacGregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0002170952     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.393746     Document Type: Article

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