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Progress and demands of all types of constructions imposed the need for the development of modernstructures that are lightweight, but at the same time have high damping capacity and stiffness. Theconsequences of these requirements are increased dynamic problems related to vibrations anddissipative processes in structure connection joints. Structural joints are the main reason for thesignificant reduction of the level of energy dissipation and source of structural damping so thereforethey have become a subject of interest to many researchers. The aim of this paper is to present someproblems regarding research of structural damping and the importance of study Contact Mechanicsto better understand the problem of structural damping.
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