Eigenvalue-counting methods for non-proportionally damped systems

This paper presents numerical methods of counting the number of eigenvalues for non-proportionally damped system in some interested regions on the complex plane. Most of the eigenvalue analysis methods for proportionally damped systems use the well-known Sturm sequence property to check the missed eigenvalues when only a set of the lowest modes is used. However, in the case of the non-proportionally damped systems such as the soil–structure interaction system, the structural control system and composite structures, no counterpart of the Sturm sequence property for undamped systems has been established yet. In this study, a numerical method based on argument principle is explained with emphasis on the discretization of the contour and a new method based on Gleyse’s theorem is proposed. To verify the applicability of the methods, two numerical examples are considered.