Practice Free Vibration Response of Undamped SDOF System to Unit Impulse - 9.3 | 9. Impulse and Response to Unit Impulse | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

Define impulse in the context of dynamics.

💡 Hint: Think about forces that occur suddenly.

Question 2

Easy

What does the unit impulse function represent mathematically?

💡 Hint: Consider how it models instantaneous forces.

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Question 1

What is the mathematical representation of a unit impulse?

  • λ(t)
  • α(t)
  • δ(t)

💡 Hint: Think about the functions we've discussed.

Question 2

True or False: An undamped SDOF system will oscillate indefinitely.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when there's no energy loss.

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Question 1

A mass-spring system has a mass of 2 kg and a spring constant of 8 N/m. Calculate the displacement response x(t) when a unit impulse is applied.

💡 Hint: Use the relationship between mass, spring constant, and the natural frequency.

Question 2

Explain the consequence of an undamped response in structural dynamics. What design principles should be applied?

💡 Hint: Think about how adding dampers might change the response.

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