Formula Sheet

Complete solution: xt   Ao sin n t   

1
  x o  
2 2
Ao   x o  
2
 
   n  
 
 xo n 
 o  tan 1  

 x o 

General Solution for free vibration with viscous damping


 x   n xo 

xt   e  nt  xo cos 1   2 nt  o sin 1   2 nt 

 1   n
2



Magnification Factor,
X 1 1
 
 st  1  r   2r 
1
2 2
2 2
2
2 2
       
1      2  
  n    n  

Ratio of the amplitude of the response to that of the base motion, displacement
transmissibility
1
X  k 2  c 2  2
  
 
Y  k  m 2 2  c 2 
 
1
X  1  2r  
2 2

 
 
Y  1  r 2 2  2r 2 

The equivalent viscous-damping constant, ceq of a single-degree of freedom system with

Coulumb damping
4N
c eq 
X

Equations of motion of general two-degree-of-freedom system under external forces

 m11 m12   x1  c11 c12   x1   k11 k12   x1   F1 
m             
 12 m22  x2  c12 c22   x 2  k12 k 22   x2  F2 

The roots of the frequency or characteristic equation

2
k k k 1  k1  k2 k2  kk
 ,  1 2  2 
2
1
2
2
    1 2
2m1 2m2 4  m1 m2  m1m2

Steady state solutions as

x j t   X j e it , j  1, 2

Mechanical impedance as
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UEME3233 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
Z rs i    2 mrs  icrs  k rs , r , s  1, 2
 
Z i X  Fo

 Z i  Z12 i 

Impedance matrix  Z i    11 
 Z12 i  Z 22 i 

Z 22 i F10  Z12 i F20

X 1 i  
Z 11 i Z 22 i   Z122 i 
 Z 12 i F10  Z11 i F20
X 2 i  
Z 11 i Z 22 i   Z 122 i 

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