G.17.3.3.1 Composite Damping
Composite modal damping is based on a weighted average of strain energies in each material, (or element), for each mode (eigenvector).
The critical composite damping term DJ for mode J is computed by:
Composite modal damping is based on a weighted average of strain energies in each material, (or element), for each mode (eigenvector).
The critical composite damping term DJ for mode J is computed by: