Practice Examples - 5.2.3 | 5. Degrees of Freedom and SDOF | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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5.2.3 - Examples

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Explain how a cantilever beam reacts to dynamic loads.

💡 Hint: Think about how it moves under lateral forces!

Question 2

Easy

What defines a dynamic degree of freedom?

💡 Hint: Remember we talked about movement in class.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is a dynamic degree of freedom?

  • A static load point
  • The means by which a structure can move under dynamic loads
  • The mass of a structure

💡 Hint: Consider how structures respond to changing forces.

Question 2

True or False: A cantilever beam has multiple dynamic degrees of freedom.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Refer to the class discussion on cantilever beams.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Explain how the dynamic analysis of a cantilever beam would differ from that of a multi-story frame when subjected to an earthquake.

💡 Hint: Refer to the complexities of analyzing each type of structure.

Question 2

Discuss how the presence of multiple DOFs in a multi-story frame affects the overall stiffness of the structure during seismic events.

💡 Hint: Think about how forces are distributed in a multi-story building.

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