Abstract
A new damping model for time history analysis is proposed in this paper. This damping model is dependent on the amplitude and independent of the frequency. This model is composed of 3 bi-linear springs. Each spring has the different yield displacement and the different stiffness calculated from 3 damping ratios. User is required to define only yield displacements and damping ratios at the yield displacements. The displacement response with this damping model is different from the displacement response with stiffness proportional damping.