SAMPLE on Determination of Eigen Values/Mode Shapes of 3DOF

System for 3 storey-building using Free Vibration Analysis:

Formulation of stiffness matrix, K (For nth number of DOF):

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Given data: (assumed data for m and k)
Where:
K1 = K2 = K3 = 1 unit (assumed only)
m1 = m2 = m3 = 1 unit (assumed only)

Form of the mass matrix and stiffness matrix (for 3-DOF):

m1  (k1  k 2 ) ( k 2 ) 0 
m  m2 
 k   (k 2 ) (k 2  k3 ) (k3 )

 m3   0 ( k3 ) ( k3 )

Substitute values of m and K:

1   2 1 0 
m   1 
 k   1 2  1
 1  0  1 1 

Solution:
Solve for Inverse matrix, K;

Result of Inverse K;
1 1 1
𝑘 −1 = |1 2 2|
1 2 3

Start with the Mode 1;

For Mode 1:
Solve for Dynamic matrix:

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 1 1 1 1  1 1 1
D  k 1m  1 2 2  1   1 2 2

1 2 3  1 1 2 3

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For Mode 2:
Determine the dynamic matrix by first normalizing the Eigen vector X8 from mode 1:

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For Mode 3:
Determine the dynamic matrix by first normalizing the eigen vector X12 from mode 2:

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END OF THE SOLUTIONS……

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