The document starts off with the notion of damping and the causes of damping before dealing with different modelling approaches for the linear and nonlinear behaviour of solids, and establishing cross-references between these approaches. Linear viscoelastic materials being the best investigated. Their behaviour is discussed in great detail. They are followed by the damping of assemblies, relevant to the user, by its mathematical characterisation and its relation to material damping.
VDI 3830 Blatt 1-2004 history
2004VDI 3830 Blatt 1-2004 Damping of materials and members - Classification and survey
2002VDI 3830 Blatt 1-2002 Werkstoff- und Bauteildaempfung - Einteilung und Uebersicht