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142 Response to Arbitrary, Step, and Pulse Excitations Chap. 4 The overall maximum response is the larger of the two maxima determined sep- arately for the forced and free vibration phases. Figure 4.8.3b shows that if ty > T,/2, the overall maximum is the largest peak that develops during the force pulse. On the other hand, if fg tg. The classical method was preferred in Sections 4.8 and 4.9 because it is closely tied to the dynamics of the system, but is abandoned here for expedience. Pethaps the easiest way to solve the problem is to express the triangular pulse as the superposition of three ramp functions shown in Fig. 4.6.2c. The response of the system to each of these ramp functions can readily be determined by appropriately adapting Eq. (4.4.2) to recognize the slope and starting time of each of the three ramp functions. These three individual responses are added to obtain the response to the symmetrical triangular pulse. The final result is © 2(¢ - Hysin2ng) O

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