Estimation of Additional Equivalent Damping Ratio of the Damped Structure Based on Energy Dissipation

Figure 7

Cumulative energy dissipated by inherent damping and MYDs and time histories of additional EDR (the lines of inherent damping and the damper denote the cumulative energy dissipated by inherent damping and damper, respectively): (a) NW1; (b) NW2; (c) NW3; (d) NW4; (e) NW5; (f) AW1; (g) AW2.

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