Nomenclature

images diagonal element of the modal damping matrix
images terms in the expansion of approximate complex modes
α1, α2 proportional damping constants
αj coefficients in Caughey series, j = 0, 1, 2, ···
0j a vector of j zeros
A state-space system matrix
aj a coefficient vector for the expansion of jth complex mode
α a vector containing the constants in Caughey series
images frequency response function of an SDOF system
B state-space system matrix
bj a vector for the expansion of jth complex mode
images forcing vector in the Laplace domain
images modal forcing function in the Laplace domain
images effective forcing vector in the Laplace domain
images response vector in the Laplace domain
images Laplace ...

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