Practice Damped vs Undamped Free Vibration (Introduction to Damping) - 7.12 | 7. Free Vibration of Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) System | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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7.12 - Damped vs Undamped Free Vibration (Introduction to Damping)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define damping in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about energy loss during vibrations.

Question 2

Easy

What is the definition of an undamped system?

💡 Hint: Focus on what happens to the amplitude over time.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What effect does damping have on a vibrational system?

  • Increases amplitude
  • Decreases amplitude over time
  • No effect

💡 Hint: Consider how real structures behave compared to ideal systems.

Question 2

True or False: An undamped system will eventually stop oscillating.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Focus on the behavior of undamped systems.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A structure designed to withstand seismic forces has a natural frequency of 1 Hz. If the system incorporates a damper with a damping coefficient of 10 Ns/m, what is the damping ratio if its mass is 50 kg and stiffness is 250 N/m?

💡 Hint: Ensure all variables are identified clearly prior to calculation.

Question 2

Evaluate how introducing a damping coefficient affects the oscillation period of a system with mass 15 kg and stiffness 300 N/m.

💡 Hint: Remember that putting in damping changes oscillation behavior slightly but primarily affects decay of amplitude.

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