Single degree of freedom damped free vibrations

Governing Equation

Governing equation for the motion of single of freedom oscilator can be written as:

<tex>m\ddot{u}(t) + c\dot{u}(t) + ku(t) = 0</tex>

(1)

This is a second-order linear ordinary differential equation with constant coefficients that can be rearranged as follows:

<tex>\ddot{u}(t) + \frac{c}{m}\dot{u}(t) + \frac{k}{m}u(t) = 0</tex>

(2)

After substitution of <tex>\omega = \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}</tex> (Eqn. 2) becomes

<tex>\ddot{u}(t) + \frac{c}{m} \dot{u}(t) + \omega^2 u(t) = 0</tex>

(3)

which yields the following characteristic equation

<tex>\lambda^2 + \frac{c}{m} \lambda + \omega^2 = 0</tex>

(3)

with a solution

<tex>\lambda_{1,2} = \frac{-\frac{c}{m} \pm \sqrt{(\frac{c}{m})^2 - 4 \omega^2}}{2} = -\frac{c}{2m} \pm \sqrt{(\frac{c}{2m})^2 - \omega^2}</tex>

(3)

Derivation

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References

• Ray W. Clough and Joseph Penzien: Dynamics of Structures, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 738 pages. ISBN 0-07-011394-7, section 2-6, p. 26

External Links

• SDOF Damped Free Vibrations at eFunda

 

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