‫؛‬ ^ small, ) (‫؛‬

2
is ve and higher powers can be neglected Therefore

]1 — cos ‫ اﻻ‬+‫ )؛إ‬1 cos 2

— ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬/ (

,‫(اﻻ‬sin ‫ﻻ‬, ‫ب‬

2 ‫ﻟﺔ‬،"
2 ]
di
‫اس‬
di

and ،/ 2‫ع‬
di
W
٩ C0SW
‫؛‬
, + cos 2 ,(
w

2.4 FREE VIBRATIONS OF A SPRIN&MASS SYSTEM

Figure 2 5٥ shows a spring of stiffness k in the undeflected position. If we attach

a mass m of weight w, the mass-spiing system occupies the position showm in
Fig . 2 5b The deflection ‫ ا أو‬of the spring from the undeflected position is
"
w (2 6)

where k is the spring constant , defined as force per unit deflection The position
of the system corresponding to this state is refetred to as the equilibrium position
If the mass in this position is displaced trp or down by z ( Fig 2 5 ), then the ،
extreme lower position of the mass will be as shown in Fig 2 5‫ د‬The peak to --
peak displacement is referred to as double amplitude ( Fig 2 5e ) Figure 2 5/
shows the free-body diagram of the mass
If the mass is released from the extreme lower position ( Fig . 2 5٥), it starts
to oscillate between the two extreme positions If there is no resistance to these
oscillations, the mass will continue to vibrate ( theoretically) indefinitely

، steti،
\ Equilibrium Double amplitude
position

mgtw)

- ٥
Figure 25 Spring mass system (٥ ) Unslretehed spring ( ) Equilibrium position . (، ) Mass in
^ ٥
oscillating sition ( » Mass in masimum downward position (، ) Muss in upward position ( ! )
Tree- tody diagram of mass corresponding to (، )