MECHANICS OF VIBRATION IV

ASSIGNMENT III
DATE OF SUBMISSION (01/04/2016)

Natural frequencies for two degree-of-freedom systems are the frequencies at which
undamped vibrations naturally occur. They are determined by assuming that the free response is
periodic with a specified frequency. Recalling that xn (t ) xn cos(t ) , the free response of a two
degree-of-freedom system,
Determine for each system below, the natural frequencies, and the steady-state response of the system
below

QUESTION 3
Use Lagranges equation to derive the differential equations for the system of Figure below using x1, x2, and
x3 as generalized coordinates.