Criticality of damping in multi-degree-of-freedom systems

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 387-393

  Bhaskar, A ^a  

^a Department of Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODAL ANALYSIS;

RAYLEIGH QUOTIENTS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0031162275     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2787320     Document Type: Article

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