Proportional damping approximation for structures with added viscoelastic dampers

Installation of viscoelastic dampers in structures is one of the most widely used ways of enhancing structural performance against dynamic loads. Finite element dynamic analysis of structures with added viscoelastic dampers can be computationally costly. In general, to cope with non-proportional dam...

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Published in:Finite elements in analysis and design 2006-03, Vol.42 (6), p.492-502
Main Authors: Bilbao, A., Avilés, R., Agirrebeitia, J., Ajuria, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Approximation
Caughey damping matrix
Computational techniques
Dampers
Damping
Dissipated energies method
Dynamic tests
Dynamics
Exact sciences and technology
Finite element analysis
Finite element method
Finite-element and galerkin methods
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical methods in physics
Modal energy method
Non-proportional damping
Physics
Solid mechanics
Static elasticity (thermoelasticity...)
Structural and continuum mechanics
Vibration, mechanical wave, dynamic stability (aeroelasticity, vibration control...)
Viscoelastic dampers
Viscoelasticity
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Summary:Installation of viscoelastic dampers in structures is one of the most widely used ways of enhancing structural performance against dynamic loads. Finite element dynamic analysis of structures with added viscoelastic dampers can be computationally costly. In general, to cope with non-proportional damping either complex modes or direct integration must be used, and neither of these two methods is free of complicated or time-consuming numerical procedures. This paper describes two efficient alternative methods to calculate some approximate proportional damping in order to simplify dynamic analyses and achieve reductions in computation times. Both methods approximate the effects of the added viscoelastic dampers with a damping matrix in the form of a generalised Rayleigh damping matrix as proposed by Caughey, which can be diagonalised through a modal transformation using real modes. This enables the use of modal superposition techniques with real modes to solve dynamic analyses. The accuracy and limitations of the proposed methods are later verified through case studies on a sample structure.
ISSN:0168-874X
1872-6925
DOI:10.1016/j.finel.2005.10.001