1 Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, UTS Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering - 49134 Spring 2014 Assignment No 2 . A damped SDOF system is subjected to harmonic excitation. Plot Dynamic Magnification factor D vs Frequency Ratio, 8, for 2%, 5%, 10% and 30% damping ratios (2 marks). What is maximum D for each case? (1 mark). What is the magnitude of D if a harmonic force with a frequency of 11 Hz is exciting a SDOF system (with damping ratio equal to 2% of critical) possessing a natural frequency of 12 Hz (1 mark) . From the plot of D versus i given in Figure below, compute the damping ratio for the corresponding SDOF system using “half band width method” for both cases (2 marks) . A vibration isolation block is to be installed in a laboratory so that the vibration from adjacent factory operations will not disturb certain experiments. If the isolation block weighs 20 kN and the surrounding floor and foundation vibrate at 100 cycles per minute, determine the stiffness of the isolation system such that the motion of the isolation block is limited to 20% of the floor vibration. Neglect any damping of the system. (2 marks) . A sensitive equipment in a physics laboratory is subjected to vibrations stemming from train vibrations via a tunnel under the laboratory building. The equipment has a mass of 100 kg and is supported on four springs with a combined stiffness of 320 KN/m and dashpots providing a damping ratio of 20% of critical. ‘The natural frequency of the laboratory floor on which the equipment is installed is 10 Hz following a simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 5 mm. From these data predict the maximum train induced vertical motion of the equipment. (a) D (b) oo * mee Total of 10 marks