Practice Natural Frequencies - 14 | 14. Natural Frequencies | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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14 - Natural Frequencies

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define natural frequency.

💡 Hint: It relates to how a structure would vibrate naturally.

Question 2

Easy

What happens in free vibration?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you pluck a string.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is natural frequency?

  • Frequency of external forces
  • Frequency at which a system oscillates naturally
  • Frequency of forced vibrations

💡 Hint: Think of it as the frequency the structure prefers.

Question 2

True or False: Damped systems exhibit continuous vibrations indefinitely.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember what damping does to energy over time.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A building has a mass of 2000 kg and a stiffness of 80000 N/m. Calculate its natural frequency.

💡 Hint: Apply the formula step by step, starting with stiff and mass values.

Question 2

Discuss the impacts of resonance during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake with respect to natural frequencies.

💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between building designs and the characteristics of the earthquake.

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