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Damping factor for steel

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Shridhara12

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What is the material damping to be used for steel structures?
 
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Typical values are from 1-3% of critical damping for jointed structures (at least in automotive).
Brad
 
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Hi bradh,
This helps me a lot,

Thans
Shridhara.G.H

 
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we typically use 3% in simulations (aerospace mechanical systems) and it ties up with test results pretty well.
 
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