Practice Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) System – An Overview - 6.1 | 6. Equations of Motion of SDOF System for Mass as well as Base Excitation | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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6.1 - Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) System – An Overview

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) system?

💡 Hint: Think about how many directions the system can move.

Question 2

Easy

List the three main components of an SDOF system.

💡 Hint: Consider the physical parts of a simple machine.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the 'S' in SDOF stand for?

  • Single
  • Static
  • Simple

💡 Hint: Think of how many directions the system can move.

Question 2

Is mass a component of the SDOF system?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember the basic elements we discussed.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given the mass of a system is 10 kg, k = 200 N/m, and c = 5 Ns/m, derive the equation of motion.

💡 Hint: Apply Newton’s Laws systematically.

Question 2

Discuss how the SDOF system can be extended to analyze multi-degree systems, providing a limited example.

💡 Hint: Relate this to the principles we've discussed about simplifying models.

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