
Engineers and scientists use mass-spring models to gain insight into the dynamics of structures under the influence of disturbances such as earthquakes. Figure P28.29 shows such a representation for a three-story building. For this case, the analysis is limited to horizontal motion of the structure. Force balances can be developed for this system as
Determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors and graphically represent the modes of vibration for the structure by displaying the amplitudes versus height for each of the eigenvectors. Normalize the amplitudes so that the displacement of the third floor is one.
FIGURE P28.29

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Chapter 28 Solutions
Numerical Methods for Engineers
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Pathways To Math Literacy (looseleaf)
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Applications (7th Edition)
APPLIED STAT.IN BUS.+ECONOMICS
Elementary Statistics Using The Ti-83/84 Plus Calculator, Books A La Carte Edition (5th Edition)
University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (4th Edition)
- 1. Evaluate the following improper integrals: (a) fe-rt dt; (b) fert dt; (c) fi da dxarrow_forward8. Given the rate of net investment I(t) = 9t¹/2, find the level of capital formation in (i) 16 years and (ii) between the 4th and the 8th years.arrow_forward9. If the marginal revenue function of a firm in the production of output is MR = 40 - 10q² where q is the level of output, and total revenue is 120 at 3 units of output, find the total revenue function. [Hints: TR = √ MRdq]arrow_forward
- 6. Solve the following first-order linear differential equations; if an initial condition is given, definitize the arbitrary constant: (a) 2 + 12y + 2et = 0, y(0) = /; (b) dy+y=tarrow_forward4. Let A = {a, b, c, d, e, f}, B = {e, f, g, h} and C = {a, e, h,i}. Let U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k}. • Draw a Venn Diagram to describe the relationships between these sets Find (AB) NC • Find (AC) UB Find AUBUC • Find (BC) N (A - C)arrow_forward7. A consumer lives on an island where she produces two goods x and y according to the production possibility frontier x² + y² < 200 and she consumes all the goods. Her utility function is U(x, y) = x y³. She faces an environmental constraint on her total output of both goods. The environmental constraint is given by x + y ≤20. • (a) Write down the consumer's optimization problem. (b) Write out the Kuhn-Tucker first order conditions. (c) Find the consumer's optimal consumption bundle (x*, y*).arrow_forward
- 3. Answer the following questions: (a) Given the marginal propensity to import M'(Y) = 0.1 and the information that M = 20 when Y = 0, find the import function M(Y). (b) Given a continuous income stream at the constant rate of $1,000 per year, what will be the present value II if the income stream terminates after exactly 3 years and the discount rate is 0.04? (c) What is the present value of a perpetual cash flow of $2,460 per year, discounted at r = 8%?arrow_forward5. Let A and B be arbitrary sets. Prove AnB = AUB.arrow_forward2. Answer the following questions: (a) Given the marginal-revenue function R'(Q) = 28Q - €0.3Q, find the total-revenue function R(Q). What initial condition can you introduce to definitize the constant of integration? = (b) Given the marginal propensity to consume C'(Y) 0.80.1Y-1/2 and the information that C = Y when Y = 100, find the consumption function C(Y).arrow_forward
- 7. Let X, A, and B be arbitrary sets such that ACX and BC X. Prove AUB CX.arrow_forward1. Write out the following sets as a list of elements. If necessary you may use ... in your description. {x EZ: |x|< 10 A x < 0} {x ЄN: x ≤ 20 A x = 2y for some y = N} {n EN: 3 | n^ 1 < n < 20} {y Є Z: y² <0}arrow_forward3. For each statement below, write an equivalent statement using the justification given. = y Є A or yЄ B by the definition of union = y Є A or y Є B by the definition of set complement = x = C and x & D by DeMorgan's Law =Vx (x EnFxЄEUF) by definition of subset. = (X CYUZ)A (YUZ CX) by definition of set equalityarrow_forward
- Linear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage LearningAlgebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:CengageElementary Linear Algebra (MindTap Course List)AlgebraISBN:9781305658004Author:Ron LarsonPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra for College StudentsAlgebraISBN:9781285195780Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. SchwittersPublisher:Cengage LearningGlencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897...AlgebraISBN:9780079039897Author:CarterPublisher:McGraw Hill




