Practice Coulomb (Dry Friction) Damping - 2.2.3.2 | 2. Concept of Inertia and Damping | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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2.2.3.2 - Coulomb (Dry Friction) Damping

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is Coulomb damping?

💡 Hint: Think of friction between two surfaces.

Question 2

Easy

State the formula for the damping force in Coulomb damping.

💡 Hint: It's about the force due to friction.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What type of damping does Coulomb damping refer to?

  • A) Viscous damping
  • B) Friction damping
  • C) Hysteretic damping

💡 Hint: Focus on how energy is lost in each type.

Question 2

True or False: Coulomb damping leads to varying energy loss depending on the velocity of motion.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the characteristics of different damping types.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Determine the damping force experienced between two surfaces where the coefficient of friction is 0.3 and the normal force is 1000N.

💡 Hint: Plug in the values into the equation provided.

Question 2

How would you model the interaction of multi-layered materials in a building and their respective Coulomb damping characteristics when subject to an earthquake?

💡 Hint: Think about how these structures might shear and slide during shaking.

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