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inherent damping

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inherent damping [in′hir·ənt ′dam·piŋ]
(mechanical engineering)
A method of vibration damping which makes use of the mechanical hysteresis of such materials as rubber, felt, and cork.


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The steel frame estimated inherent damping of 1% meant unacceptable lateral accelerations.
This presentation deals with the elasticity and strength of rubber, its viscoelastic properties that cause rubber to have inherent damping, and the laboratory measurement and interpretation of tear strength, fatigue resistance and adhesion to wire cord.
Elastomers have been widely used in many areas of technology for achieving acoustic and vibration isolation and damping owing to a unique combination of low modulus and inherent damping (6).
 
 
 
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