Module: 11

Lecture: 2
Problem 2:

K1

m1

x1

K2

m2

x2

K3

K1 K 2 K3 K
m1 m

m2 2m

3K 3 K

m 2 m
K
12 0.634
m
K
2 2 2.366
m

4 2

A1
K

0.731
2
A2 12 2 K m1

A1
K

2.73
2
A2 22 2 K m2

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0.731

1.0

1.0
0.273

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Problem 3:

K1
m1

x1

K2

m2

x2

K3

K1 K 2 K

K3 0

m1 m2 m3

Draw mode shape

Problem 4

K1
m1

x1

K2

m2

x2

K3

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K1 K 3 K

K 2 nK

m1 m
m2 2m

K m
n

Plot (n=2, n=4)

mode shape

General solution
First Mode oscillating at 1
x1 A1 sin 1t 1
x2 1 A1 sin 1t 1

Second Mode oscillating at 2

x1 A2 sin 2t 2

x2 2 A2 sin 2t 2

A
where 1 2
A1 12

A
where 2 2
A1 22

General Solution

x1 A1 sin 1t 1 A2 sin 2t 2
x1 1 A1 sin 1t 1 2 A2 sin 2t 2

1 & 2

frequencies as given earlier

A2
m112 K1 K 2

K2
A1 2

A2
m12 2 K1 K 2
2
K2
A1 22
Where A1 , A2 , 1 , 2 are determined from initial conditions of displacements and velocities.
x1 , x2 , x1 , x2 at t 0

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Problem 5:
K1 K 2 K 3 K
x1 0 5

m1 m2 m
x2 0 0
K
3K
12
2 2
m
m
A1
1
; 1 1
A2 2

x 0 x 0 0

A1
1 ; 2 1
A2 22
Initial conditions (translation)
5 A1 sin 1 A2 sin 2

0 A1 sin 1 A2 sin 2
Initial conditian (velocity)

A1 sin 1 2.5
A2 sin 2 2.5

0 1 A1 cos 1 2 A2 cos 2 cos 1 0 1 90 0

0 1 A1 cos 1 2 A2 cos 2 cos 2 0 2 90 0
A1 2.5 ; A2 2.5

Solution
x1 2.5 cos

K
3K
t 2.5 cos
t
m
m

x2 2.5 cos

K
3K
t 2.5 cos
t
m
m

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