Discussion
Assertion (A): More damping in an isolation system is always better.
Reason (R): Damping reduces the design displacement of the system.
Select the correct option.
Answer: C
Damping does reduce the displacement, but beyond a point it couples the superstructure back into the response and raises the floor accelerations that isolation was installed to reduce. The quantity is therefore optimised rather than maximised.
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