Practice Response of MDOF Systems to Dynamic Loading - 11.8 | 11. Multiple Degree of Freedom (MDOF) System | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is an MDOF system?

💡 Hint: Remember what 'degree of freedom' means.

Question 2

Easy

Define dynamic loading.

💡 Hint: Think of earthquakes and strong winds.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What represents ground acceleration in the equations of motion?

  • {u''(t)}
  • {u''_g(t)}
  • {f(t)}

💡 Hint: Think about what device senses the ground's movement.

Question 2

True or False: The modal superposition method only works for undamped systems.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Focus on the versatility of the technique.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given an MDOF system with specific parameters, derive the equations of motion and apply modal superposition to solve for displacements under dynamic loading.

💡 Hint: Refer back to definitions and previous examples listed in the notes.

Question 2

Analyze how changes in ground acceleration impact the overall response of an MDOF system under seismic loading.

💡 Hint: How do you expect buildings to react to stronger or weaker ground shakes?

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