Mapua Institute of Technology

School of Civil, Environmental, Sanitary, and Geological Engineering

CE 262: Earthquake Engineering HW 1
50 Points
1. A spring mass system has a mass of 5 kg and a spring stiffness of 400 N/m. Determine the
following.
a.) Natural Angular Frequency (2 pts.)
b.) Natural Frequency (2 pts.)
c.) Period of the system (2 pts.)
d.) The displacement of the system at 2 seconds if it is initially displaced by 20 mm. (2 pts.)
e.) The displacement of the system if the system has an initial velocity of 5 m/s. (2 pts.)
2. A damped water tank is initially at rest. However an impact force caused it to move by 30 cm.
The water tank is around 10,000 kg and has a stiffness of 6000 N/m. The damping ratio is at 5%.
Determine the following.
a.) Damped Angular Frequency (2 pts.)
b.) The critical damping coefficient of the water tank (2 pts.)
c.) The damping coefficient of the water tank (2 pts.)
d.) The displacement of the water tank at 2 seconds. (4 pts.)
3. A 5-meter beam (b=200mm and d=300 mm) is simply supported at both ends. An imposed mass
of 200 kg is placed at the centre of this beam. Assuming a negligible damping coefficient and
beam weight determine the following. The beam material has E=200 GPa.
a.) The maximum initial displacement of the beam. (3 pts.)
b.) The natural frequency of the simply supported beam. (2 pts.)
c.) The displacement of the beam at 3 seconds. ( 5 pts.)
d.) The velocity of the beam at 3 seconds. (5 pts.)
e.) The acceleration of the beam at 3 seconds. (5 pts)
4. A rectangular 5-meter beam (b=200mm d=500mm) is fixed on one end. An imposed mass of 200
kg is placed at the end of this beam. Assume that the material has a damping ratio of 2% and a
beam density of 2800 kg/m3. The beam material has E=75 GPa.
f.) The maximum initial displacement of the beam due to the imposed mass and the self-
weight of the beam. (3 pts.)
g.) The total damped frequency of the cantilever beam. (10 pts.)
h.) The displacement of the beam at 3 seconds. ( 5 pts.)
i.) The velocity of the beam at 3 seconds. (5 pts.)