Abstract
A method for estimating each story damping coefficient of a building, along with each story stiffness, is proposed based on the probabilistic damage estimation framework, which evaluates not only estimates but also their reliability quantitatively. The effectiveness of the method is investigated through response simulation data of buildings with various damping distribution, compared to other damping estimation methods. The estimated values of damping coefficient by the proposed method correspond very well with the true values with small estimation errors, which shows the advantage of the proposed method over the others.
