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Simultaneously Estimating the Time-Dependent Damping and Stiffness Coefficients with the Aid of Vibrational Data

Chein-Shan Liu¹, Jiang-Ren Chang², Kai-Huey Chang², Yung-Wei Chen²

1 Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering,Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan; Departmentof Harbor and River Engineering, Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan. E-mail: csliu@mail.ntou.edu.tw
2 Department of Systems Engineering and Naval Architec-ture, Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan