General notation

a damping factor,
dimension,
displacement.
b circular frequency (rad/&
dimension,
port coefficient.
C coefficient of viscous damping,
velocity of propagation of stress wave.
coefficient of critical viscous damping = 2J(mk).
equivalent viscous damping coefficient for dry friction
damping = 4 F d l r o X .
CH equivalent viscous damping coefficient for hysteretic damping = q k / o .
d diameter.
f frequency (Hz),
exciting force.
f, Strouhal frequency (Hz).
9 acceleration constant.
h height,
thickness.
j J - 1.
k linear spring stiffness,
beam shear constant,
gain factor.
k, torsional spring stiffness.
k* complex stiffness = k(l + jq).
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1 length.
m mass.
4 generalized coordinate.
r radius.
S +
Laplace operator = a jb.
t time.
U displacement.
t' velocity,
deflection.
X displacement.
Y displacement.
z displacement.
A amplitude,
constant,
cross-sectional area.
B constant.
c .* 1 ,3,4 constants,
D flexural rigidity = Eh3/12(l - v'),
hydraulic mean diameter,
D derivative w.r.t. time.
E modulus of elasticity.
E' in-phase, or storage modulus.
E" quadrature, or loss modulus.
E* complex modulus = E' + jE".
F exciting force amplitude.
Fd Coulomb (dry) friction force (pN).
FT transmitted force.
G centre of mass,
modulus of rigidity,
gain factor.
I mass moment of inertia.
J second moment of area,
moment of inertia.
K stiffness,
gain factor.
L length.
9 Laplace transform.
M mass,
moment,
mobility.
N applied normal force,
gear ratio.
P force.
Q factor of damping,
flow rate.
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Qi generalized external force.

R radius of curvature.
CSIl system matrix.
T kinetic energy,
tension,
time constant.
T- transmissibility = F,/F.
V potential energy,
speed.
X amplitude of motion.
column matrix.
static deflection = F / k .
dynamic magnification factor.
impedance.
coefficient,
influence coefficient,
phase angle,
receptance.
P coefficient,
receptance.
I coefficient,
receptance.
6 deflection.
E short time,
strain.
EO strain amplitude.
4 damping ratio = c/c,
'I loss factor = E"/E'.
e angular displacement,
slope.
1. matrix eigenvalue,
[ p A w 2 / E I ]'I4
coefficient of friction,
mass ratio = m / M ,
V Poisson's ratio,
circular exciting frequency (rad/s).
material density.
stress.
stress amplitude.
period of vibration = 1/1:
period of dry friction damped vibration.
period of viscous damped vibration.
phase angle,
function of time,
angular displacement.
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II/ phase angle.

w undamped circular frequency (rad/s).
Od dry friction damped circular frequency.
W" viscous damped circular frequency = oJ(1 - C2).
A logarithmic decrement = In X J X , , .
@ transfer function.
n natural circular frequency (rad/s).