Practice Phase vs Frequency Ratio - 8.11.2 | 8. Response to Harmonic Excitation | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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Phase vs Frequency Ratio

8.11.2 - Phase vs Frequency Ratio

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the phase angle represent?

💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between input and output.

Question 2 Easy

What is the frequency ratio?

💡 Hint: Recall how frequency is compared in systems.

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Question 1

What happens to the phase angle at resonance?

90°
180°

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of matching frequencies.

Question 2

True or False: Increasing damping decreases the phase lag in a harmonic system.

True
False

💡 Hint: Damping plays a key role in phase relationships.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A bridge experiences harmonic loading at a frequency ratio of 1.1. Calculate the likely phase angle. Discuss the implications of this phase shift.

💡 Hint: Can you recall the phase angles corresponding to different frequency ratios?

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a dynamic absorber for a system with known natural frequency of 2 Hz intending to reduce vibrations at 2.2 Hz. Explain your design considerations.

💡 Hint: Think about phase shifts and how they apply to countervailing harmonics.

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