Abstract Vibration phenomena of the fractionally damped systems have attracted increasing attentions in recent years. In this paper, dynamics of the fractionally damped Duffing equation is examined. The fractionally damped Duffing equation is transformed Abstract Vibration phenomena of the fractionally damped systems have attracted increasing attentions in recent years. In this paper, dynamics of the fractionally damped Duffing equation is examined. The fractionally damped Duffing equation is transformed