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L. Cremer M. Heckl B.A.T. Petersson Structure-Borne Sound Structural Vibrations and Sound Radiation at Audio Frequencies 3rd edition

L. Cremer M. Heckl B.A.T. Petersson

Structure-Borne Sound Structural Vibrations and Sound Radiation at Audio Frequencies 3rd edition With 215 figures and 13 tables

L. Cremer M. Heckl Prof. Dr. B.A.T. Petersson Technische Universität Berlin FG Technische Akustik Einsteinufer 25 10587 Berlin Germany

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