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Why am I getting a warning message in ANSYS 8.1 about negative Beta damping from the fluid136 (squeeze film) element?

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    • March 17, 2023 at 8:59 am
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      You can safely ignore that message. The ABEXTRACT command used with the fluid136 element calculates alpha and beta damping values that will give the percent of critical damping calculated for the two input modes (see section 5.10.3 of the Structural Analysis Guide.) This calculation frequently produces a negative beta damping value, which means the damping is decreasing very rapidly from the first frequency to the second which is typical of squeeze film damping.

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