Formulae Sheet

Free vibration response of

undamped system
sin cos ) (
2 1
t A t A t x
n n
+ =
) sin( ) (
0 0
+ = t A t x
n

) cos( ) ( = t A t x
n

Underdamped Free Vibration
System Response

( )
( ) 1 cos ) (
1 sin ) (
0
2
0
2

=
+ =

t e X t x
t Xe t x
n
t
n
t
n
n

Critically-Damped Free Vibration
System Response



Overdamped Free Vibration
Response


Damped vibration frequency





Logarithmic Decrement






Magnification Factor (Amplitude
Ratio)



Amplitude of Steady State
Response of a Damped System
With Respect To Rotating
Unbalance


Phase lag of the steady-state
response





Displacement transmissibility with
base motion
2 / 1
2 2 2
2
) 2 ( ) 1 (
) 2 ( 1
(

+
+
=
r r
r
Y
X

Steady-state amplitudes of
machine mass m1 and auxiliary
mass m2 for an undamped
dynamic vibration absorber
2
2
2
2 2
2
1 2 1
0
2
2 2
1
) )( (
) (
k m k m k k
F m k
X
+

2
2
2
2 2
2
1 2 1
0 2
2
) )( ( k m k m k k
F k
X
+
=


t t
n n
e C e C t x
|

\
|
|

\
|
+
+ =
1
2
1
1
2 2
) (
t
n
e t C C t x

+ = ) ( ) (
2 1
|

\
|

=

2
1
1
2
tan
r
r

[ ]
2 / 1
2 2 2
2
) 2 ( ) 1 ( r r
r
me
MX
+
=
( )
2
2
2
) 2 ( 1
1

r r
X
st
+
=
n d

2
1 =
2
2
1
1
2
ln

=
|
|

\
|
=
x
x
Transmissibility, Tf , is ratio of the
magnitude of the force transmitted
to the that of the exciting force

0
F
F
T
t
f
=

Simply supported beam with load
at the mid-span
3
48
l
EI
k =

Cantilever beam with end load

3
3
l
EI
k
eq
=

Fixed-fixed beam with load at the
middle

3
192
l
EI
k
eq
=

Rod under axial load
l
EA
k
eq
=