Lecture 24: Modal Analysis: Orthogonality, Mass Stiffness, Damping

Lecture 24: Modal Analysis: Orthogonality, Mass Stiffness, Damping Matrix

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Prof. Vandiver goes over the modal expansion theorem, computing mass and stiffness matrices, obtaining uncoupled equations of motion, modal initial conditions, damping in modal analysis, Rayleigh damping, and experimental fitting of damping ratios.

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