Practice Undamped Free Vibration - 5.6.1 | 5. Degrees of Freedom and SDOF | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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5.6.1 - Undamped Free Vibration

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does undamped free vibration refer to?

💡 Hint: Think about energy in a system that is not affected by external forces.

Question 2

Easy

Write down the equation of motion for undamped vibration.

💡 Hint: Recall the format of differential equations.

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Question 1

What is the equation representing undamped free vibration?

  • u¨(t) + ku(t) = 0
  • u¨(t) + ω²u(t) = 0
  • u(t) + ω²u(t) = 0

💡 Hint: Recall the format of motion representing oscillations.

Question 2

True or False: Undamped systems will not oscillate indefinitely.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when there are no damping effects.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A structure has a mass of 10 kg and a stiffness of 2000 N/m. Calculate the natural frequency. Discuss the significance of this frequency in terms of structural behavior.

💡 Hint: Use the natural frequency formula to derive the answer.

Question 2

Discuss how undamped free vibrations might differ if damping is introduced, particularly in seismic design applications.

💡 Hint: Consider energy loss effects in oscillatory systems.

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