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 VIBRATION ISOLATION: FORCE TRANSMISSIBILITY AND BASE
MOTION
 Having considered the basic frequency response, behavior of SDOF system, will now consider two
important topics related to frequency response: Force transmission and Base motion

 The force that is transmitted through the spring and dashpot of a SDOF system to the supporting fixed
base. For example, a machine is attached to a floor structure by some shock isolation mounts which
may be modeled as a combination of a spring and viscous dashpot.
P(t)=P0sin(ωt)

k m

m P(t)=P0sin(ωt)
ftr c

c
k
Excitation Excitation
amplitude frequency

ftr
 VIBRATION ISOLATION: FORCE TRANSMISSIBILITY AND BASE
MOTION
 The transmissiblity (TR) is defined as the ratio of the maximum dynamic force (ftr,max) to the force
P0=kUst which would be transmitted to the base if the force P0 were applied statically.

( ftr ) max
TR   Ds 1  (2 ) 2
P0
1/2
 
 1  (2 ) 2 
TR   
 1   
2 2
 (2  ) 2


Frequency ratio    / n
Steady-state amplification factor

U 1
Ds  
U st
1   2 2
 (2 )2
 VIBRATION ISOLATION: FORCE TRANSMISSIBILITY AND BASE
MOTION
 Two important conclusions can be drawn from the curve

i. The force transmitted to the base dynamically is

less than the static force only if β> 2:

For β> : Ftr,max/P0<1

ii. Decreasing the damping decreases the

transmitted force provided β> 2:
 VIBRATION ISOLATION: FORCE TRANSMISSIBILITY AND BASE
MOTION

 The motion imparted to a mass when the base to which its spring and dashpot supports are attached is
moving. There numerous applications of the moving base problem: earthquake motion of a building,
motion of a car a rough road…
u=x+z
m U
x m TR 
m Z
1/2
x
 
u
c
 1  (2 )2

c

TR  
k


k/2  1     (2 ) 
2 2 2

z
z

Reference plane