Q1

(a)

K s,steel bh3 K s,al

 
Esteel 4L3 Eal
K s,steel K s,al

Esteel Eal
K s,steel Esteel 3  107 psi
  3
K s,al Eal 1 107 psi
K s,steel
K s,al 
3
Ks will be decreased showing a softer material.
(b)
bh3  1 
Ks  E
4  L3 
% Homework#1
% Q1(b)
E=3*10^7/14.7*101325; % Modulus of elasticity for steel, Pa
b=1; % meter
h=0.1; % meter
L=1:0.1:10; % meter
K=E*b*h^3./L;
figure(1)
plot(L,K)
xlabel('L')
ylabel('K')
title('Effect of Length on K')

Q2

Damper force = Fd
Fd  C  x 1  x 2 
C  5N / cm / sec
x1  3t  4 sin(10t ) cm
x2  sin(10t )
x 1  3  40 cos(10t ) cm / sec
x 2  10 cos(10t )cm / sec
Fd  C  x 1  x 2 
Fd  5N / cm / sec  3  40cos(10t )  10 cos(10t )  cm / sec
Fd  15  150 cos(10t ) N

Q3

M1

M2

Equation of Motion obtained are as follow:

m1x1  b1x 1  K1x1  b2  x 1  x 2   K 2  x2  x1   0

m2 x2  b2  x 2  x 1   K 2  x2  x1   0
If there is non zero initial conditions, then the system response will ultimately decay as there is no
constant force present to keep system continue its motion and there are dissipative forces present
which decreases velocity of the masses attached to spring and dampers.

M2

mz  c1z  K 2  z  x   K1z  0

M2 x  c2  x  y   K 2  x  z   0
M2  0
c2  x   K 2  x  z   c2 y
c2  x   K 2 x  c2 y  K 2 z

These are two coupled equations and in this form it can not be processed to reduce into single equation.
However, in laplace domain it can be translated into a transfer function eliminating two equations into
one.