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Damping Ratios for Typical Metal Structures

Thread starter ajames
Start date Sep 17, 2003

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Sep 17, 2003

ajames

Mechanical

Can you please tell me where I can find some empirical
data on the actual damping ratios for aluminum and steel
structures? I've been searching the internet, but have
found very little specific data on this subject.

Thanks,
Al James
Structural Engineer