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SAP2000 non-classical viscous damping

Thread starter peppiniello
Start date May 7, 2005

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May 7, 2005

peppiniello

Structural

dear all

a question about viscous damping in SAP2000

doing a time history analysis, can I take into account cross-coupling terms between modes due to non proportional (non-classical) damping ?

I know SAP2000 accounts for NL coupling, but I don't want to model a hysteretic link, i have a story with a greater amount of linear viscous dissipation than other stories

thanks