*SetFieldDamping() - symmetric field pair

Syntax

*SetFieldDamping(field_name, LEFT|RIGHT, CRATIO|MATRIX, cratio|c1-c36)

Arguments

field_name

The variable name of an existing field pair.

Data type: varname

CRATIO|MATRIX

Use CRATIO to apply damping as a percentage of stiffness, or use MATRIX to supply a 6x6 damping matrix.

Data type: real

cratio

Damping as a percentage of stiffness, applied to each stiffness.

Data type: real

c1-c36

Linear damping for each entry of the 6x6 damping matrix.

Data type: real

Context

*BeginMdl()

*DefineAnalysis()

*DefineSystem()

Comments

Nonlinear properties for damping cannot be specified for a symmetric field pair.