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Dynamic Analysis of Large Space Structures Using Transfer Matrices and Joint Coupling Matrices

Raymond J. Nagem Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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James H. Williams Jr. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridg, Massachusetts
Pages 349-371 | Received 01 Jun 1987, Published online: 17 Apr 2007

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