PROBLEM3: Assume that the mass and stiffness of the system of Fig3 are: m = 1000 kg, k = 1000 kN/m, and that it is undamped. If the initial displacement is u(0) = 4cm, and the displacement at t = 1.2sec is also 4cm, determine: (a) the displacement at t = 2.4sec (b) the amplitude of free vibration uo
PROBLEM3: Assume that the mass and stiffness of the system of Fig3 are: m = 1000 kg, k = 1000 kN/m, and that it is undamped. If the initial displacement is u(0) = 4cm, and the displacement at t = 1.2sec is also 4cm, determine: (a) the displacement at t = 2.4sec (b) the amplitude of free vibration uo
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Assume that the mass and stiffness of the system of Fig3 are: m = 1000 kg , k = 1000 kN/m, and that
it is undamped. If the initial displacement is u(0) = 4cm, and the displacement at t = 1.2sec is also 4cm,
determine:
(a) the displacement at t = 2.4sec
(b) the amplitude of free vibration uo
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p(t)
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Figure 3-Idealized SDOF system: (a) basic components; (b) forces in equilibrium
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