Is Damping Coefficient Constant?

Spring-Mass Model with Viscous Damping
To modify the equations of motion to account for decaying motion, an additional term is added that is proportional to the velocity . This term is in the form where is a constant and is called the damping coefficient (or damping constant).

Is damping constant is damping coefficient?

In the books, damping ratio =damping constant = is defined as a ratio of damping coefficient ( ) and critical damping ratio ( ), but there is no explanation between damping ratio and damping hysteresic damping ratio.

Does damping coefficient change?

No, the damping coefficient will not vary with mass. Based on the back in forth in the comments, you are confusing a few concepts here. The damping coefficient (subscript c) is a measure of applied force compared to velocity.

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