Class#2
Single Degree of Freedom Systems
(Read Chapter 3.1-3.3)
Velocity = 0
>1
; C > C cr
<1
; C < C cr
u
1
ln 0
2 (4) u 4
1
2
ln
2 (4) 1
0.0275
2.75%
b) natural period
TD
2.0
4
0.5
sec.
; Tn
TD
c) effective stiffness
16.4
2
8.2
kips / in .
0.5sec.
2
Tn
2
12.57,
0.5
0.0519 386
20.03
2
n
8.2
12.57
0.0519
kip sec 2 / in .;
kips
e) damping coefficient
2 km
0.0359
kip sec/ in .
1
2 j
ln
u0
,
uj
1
2
ln
13.32
0.0275
0.2
cycles
13
cycles
Solution:
Assignment #
Chopra/ Chapter
Problem numbers:
,
and
20.03 80 100.03
100.03
386
Tn
m
k
c
2 km
0.2591
kips
kip sec2 / in .
0.2591
1.12 sec
8.2
0.0359
0.0123 1.23%
2 8.2 0.2591
2