8.14 - Use of Damping in Controlling Harmonic Response
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What is viscous damping?
💡 Hint: Think about how friction affects moving objects.
Define hysteretic damping.
💡 Hint: Consider how materials behave under repetitive stress.
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What type of damping is proportional to velocity?
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between force and motion.
Coulomb damping is dependent on material properties. True or False?
💡 Hint: Think about how it responds to the motion direction.
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Consider a structure designed with a low damping ratio. Explain the potential consequences during a seismic event.
💡 Hint: Think about how energy accumulates without effective dissipation.
Evaluate how introducing viscous dampers in a building can affect its natural frequency and dynamic response.
💡 Hint: How does adding mass or dampers modify a system's frequency response?
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