%0 Journal Article %T A note on the damped vibrating systems %A Bulatovi£¿ Ranislav M. %J Theoretical and Applied Mechanics %D 2006 %I Serbian Society of Mechanics, Belgrade %R 10.2298/tam0603213b %X The presence of pure imaginary eigenvalues of the partially damped vibrating systems is treated. The number of such eigenvalues is determined using the rank of a matrix which is directly related to the system matrices. %K linear system %K incomplete dissipation %K pure imaginary eigenvalue %U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5584/2006/1450-55840603213B.pdf