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How to calculate the hysteretic damping and how to put it in optistruct?
Hi @Ariane Rebelato
You can specify structural damping using Control cards>> PARAM>>G
G is the Structural damping coefficient. Here G= 2* C/C0 (2 times the critical damping ratio)