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Question

For a damped system, m, c, and k are known to be

m = 1 kg, c = 2 kg/s, k = 10 N/m.

Calculate the values of ζ and 𝝎𝒏 .

Is the system overdamped, underdamped, or critically damped ?

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Question

2 cm
0.22 cm
The free response of 1000-kg automobile
with stiffness of k = 400 000 N/m is
observed to be of the following form :

Modeling the automobile as a single-degree-of-freedom oscillation in the vertical

direction, determine the damping coefficient if the displacement at t1 is measured to
be 2 cm and 0.22 cm at t2.
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Question

A pendulum decays from 10 cm to 1 cm over one period.

Determine its damping ratio.

𝟏𝟎 𝒄𝒎

𝟏 𝒄𝒎
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Question

A damped system is modeled as follows. The mass

of the system is measured to be 5 kg and its spring
constant is measured to be 5000 N/m. It is observed
that during free vibration the amplitude decays to
0.25 of its initial value after five cycles.

Calculate the viscous damping coefficient C.

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Question

Consider the pendulum mechanism , which is

pivoted at point O.
Calculate both the damped and un-damped natural
frequencies of the system. Assume that the mass of
the bar, spring, and damper are negligible.
The system shown in this figure has a natural
frequency of 5 Hz for the following data:
𝑚 = 10 𝑘𝑔 , 𝐽0 = 5 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚2 ,
𝑟1 = 10𝑐𝑚 , 𝑟2 = 25𝑐𝑚.
When the system is disturbed by giving it an initial
displacement, the amplitude of free vibration is
reduced by 80 percent in 10 cycles.
a) Find the equation of motion
b) Find the natural frequency 𝝎𝒏
c) Determine the values of K
d) Find the damping ratio ζ
e) Determine the value of C