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Damping in a modal or dynamic harmonic analysis

M Schmidt
M Schmidt over 2 years ago
I try to add damping to my model for a modal and a dynamic harmonic analysis.
Wherever I add damping (material definition or modal damping in the job) it has no effects on the results.
Which is the correct setting to add damping to modal or dynamic analysis.
 
Thanks in advance.
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  • Kiranraj Shetty
    0 Kiranraj Shetty over 2 years ago
    Hello,
     
    In the Harmonic and transient analysis, when damping is involved, you need to activate the complex damping option as shown below,
     
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    Regards,
    Kiran
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  • M Schmidt
    0 M Schmidt over 2 years ago
    Thanks, that's working.
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