Q. 18 Critical damping is the
(A) largest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
(B) smallest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
(C) largest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free
vibration
(D) smallest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free
vibration
Answer: (B)
Explanation: