I am looking at a simple cantilever beam deflection: I understand the general expression for deflection/force would be: ys=Fxs33EIy_s = \frac{Fx_s^3}{3EI} Fp=3ysEIxs3F_p = \frac{3y_sEI}{x_s^3} If you were going to add viscous damping to the bending of the beam, would it be as simple as: F=3ysEIxs3cEIθtF = \frac{3y_sEI}{x_s^3} - cEIθ_t Where the equation for the angle of deflection is θ=FL22EIθ = \frac{FL^2}{2EI} ? I have seen some suggestions that simple damping of cantelever beams is done by applying viscosity to the rate of angle change with respect to time. Is that generally correct? I have had some strange behaviors trying this so I'm not sure what the ideal simple solution is. Thanks for any help or answers/ideas for either question. It is appreciated.