VDI 3830 Blatt 1:2004-08 (R2015)

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.