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Introduction To Vibrations of Structures: Single Degree of Freedom Systems Mohammad Tawfik
Introduction To Vibrations of Structures: Single Degree of Freedom Systems Mohammad Tawfik
Structures
mx(t ) kx(t )
Newtons Law:
mx(t ) kx(t ) 0
x(0) x0 , x (0) v0
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Solving the ODE
The ODE is mx(t ) kx(t ) 0
The proposed t
solution: x(t ) ae
Into the ODE you get
k t
t
the characteristic
equation:
ae ae 0
2
m
k k
Giving:
2
j
m m
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Solving the ODE (contd)
k k
The proposed j t j t
solution becomes: x(t ) a1e m
a2 e m
jt j t
Giving: x(t ) a1e a2 e
e Cos a jSin a
ja
a2 Cos t jSint
x(t ) a1 a2 Cost j a1 a2 Sint
x(t ) ASin( t )
x(t ) A1Sin t A2Cos t
j t j t
x(t ) a1e a2 e
k
n
m
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Frequency
n is in rad/s is called the natural frequency
n rad/s n cycles n
fn Hz
2 rad/cycle 2 s 2
2
T s is the period
n
v0
Amplitude Phase
displacement : xmax A
velocity : x max A
acceleration : xmax A 2
x(t ) 2n x (t ) x(t ) 0
2
n