A laminated structural component with superior resistance to flexural vibions is provided comprising two load-bearing layers and a viscoelastic damping layer sandwiched therebetween. Each of the load-bearing layers comprises an outer stiffness sublayer and an inner compliant sublayer, the compliant sublayer being positioned between the outer stiffness sublayer and the viscoelastic damping layer. The compliant sublayers have an extensional elastic modulus which is less than that of the stiffness sublayers, and greater than that of the viscoelastic damping layer. The laminated structural component experiences greater relative in-plane displacements between the load-bearing layers, and preserves transverse static stiffness.