Practice Response to Earthquake Ground Motion - 12.7 | 12. Two Degree of Freedom System | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does a two degree of freedom system represent?

💡 Hint: Think about how many places forces can act independently.

Question 2

Easy

What is ground acceleration?

💡 Hint: Consider how quick the ground is moving during an earthquake.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the equation governing response to earthquake ground motion in a 2-DOF system?

💡 Hint: Remember the components that represent mass, force, and response.

Question 2

True or False: The modal participation factor indicates that each mode contributes to the system's overall response.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how each oscillation mode influences the total behavior.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a 2-DOF system with masses and coefficients identified, derive the equations of motion and compute the modal participation factors.

💡 Hint: Start by establishing your mass and stiffness matrices.

Question 2

If an earthquake causes a specific ground motion, calculate the total displacement response of a 2-DOF structure using modal superposition.

💡 Hint: Think about how the contributions of different modes combine.

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