Practice Damped Harmonic Motion - 2 | Harmonic Oscillators & Damping | Engineering Mechanics
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define damped harmonic motion.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens to a swing as it slows down.

Question 2

Easy

What is the damping ratio?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider it a fraction of energy loss.

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Question 1

What is the damping ratio?

  • A measure of frequency
  • A measure of how quickly oscillations decay
  • A measure of velocity

πŸ’‘ Hint: It's related to how quickly the system loses energy.

Question 2

True or False: In an over-damped system, the motion oscillates.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the definition of over-damped motion.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A 4 kg mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 16 N/m and a damping coefficient of 4 Ns/m. Determine if the system is under-damped, critically damped, or over-damped, and justify your answer.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Use definitions, don't forget to calculate both \\( \\gamma \\) and \\( \\omega_0 \\).

Question 2

Design a critically damped system with a given mass of 5 kg and specify the required damping coefficient for a spring constant of 25 N/m.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Use the relationship for critical damping where \\( b = 2m\\omega_0 \\) for a mass-spring system.

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