The description and measurement of nonlinear damping in structures

Alan P. Jeary

doi:10.1016/0167-6105(96)00002-5

The description and measurement of nonlinear damping in structures

Alan P. Jeary

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Abstract

This paper addresses the question of a description of the damping characteristics inherent in real structures. A discussion of the mechanisms causing energy loss and the practicalities of measurement when the parameter is not only nonlinear but also the forcing function and the response are nonstationary is followed by some practical results obtained from very tall buildings. The random decrement signature is presented as being particularly useful for the measurement of damping characteristics under hostile loading regimes, and its use is demonstrated and described.
© 1996 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-114
Journal	Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
Volume	59
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6105(96)00002-5
Publication status	Published - Mar 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Publication details (e.g. title, author(s), publication statuses and dates) are captured on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis at the time of record harvesting from the data source. Suggestions for further amendments or supplementary information can be sent to [email protected].

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The author gratefully acknowledges the financial support for research through the auspices of the University Grants Committee (UGC) of Hong Kong, and the National Science Foundation of the United States of America. Much of the work on the conversion of concrete was performed under a UGC grant by X.F. Gao. One of the early contributions to the subject area of damping measurement was made by Dr. Howard S. Ward, who sadly passed away in October 1995. His impetus to early damping measurements from randomly excited structures, including some included in the studies performed by the author, is gratefully acknowledged.

Research Keywords

Damping evaluation
Full-scale measurement
Microcracking
Nonlinear damping
Random decrement signature
Stationarity

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