16.6.1 - Classical (Proportional) Damping
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What is proportional damping?
💡 Hint: Think about how other matrices interact in structural dynamics.
Identify one application of classical damping.
💡 Hint: Consider how structures may respond to overwhelming forces.
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What does classical damping assume about the relationship between the damping matrix, mass matrix, and stiffness matrix?
💡 Hint: Consider how damping is incorporated mathematically.
True or False: Classical damping affects modal decoupling.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how simplifications contribute to analysis.
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A building has a mass matrix [M] and stiffness matrix [K]. If α = 0.1 and β = 0.5, find the expression for [C].
💡 Hint: Substitute the constants properly to derive the new function.
Explain how the absence of classical damping would affect the analysis of an MDOF system.
💡 Hint: Consider how it impacts the foundation of vibration theory.
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