Division 3.1.5 If the peak amplitudes of the first and second cycles of the oscillation are A 1 and A2, then the damping ratio D is given by the following equation:

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D = \frac{C}{Co} = \frac{1}{2π} \ln \frac{A_{1}}{A_{2}}

‘ln’ being the natural logarithm of the amplitude ratio.