I'm currently doing a small project in college for structures being damped. We're adding weights to a structure and measuring the damping affect. We've calculated the damping ratio and coeffecients, however, we currently have damping ratio increasing with mass, which I do not believe is correct following the below equation: [![Equation for Damping Ratio][1]][1] The above equation, assuming k and c are constant, suggests that zeta decreases as mass increases. However, the results we are getting are entirely different, and we do not have a constant value for the damping coefficient: [![enter image description here][2]][2] We got the initial value of damping ratio by interpreting the graphs by using the following equation and process: [![enter image description here][3]][3] [![enter image description here][4]][4] Where the above was rearrange from: [![enter image description here][5]][5] where 'n' = the number of full wave cycles between x_0 and x_n Ultimately, I'm curious if the damping ratio should decrease with increase in mass, and should the damping coefficient stay constant? [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/jfP4r.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/uyL6t.png [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/Iqp0x.png [4]: https://i.sstatic.net/2rudd.png [5]: https://i.sstatic.net/7rVL2.png