The document discusses the response of single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems to undamped and damped free vibration. It provides the equations of motion and solutions for undamped free vibration. It discusses the effects of initial conditions and how to determine the natural frequency, period and equivalent static force. The document also discusses viscously damped systems and provides solutions for underdamped, critically damped and overdamped systems. It provides typical damping ratios for different structural materials and systems. Example problems are also included.
1. CE-412: Introduction to Structural Dynamics and
Earthquake Engineering
MODULE 4:
RESPONSE OF S.D.O.F SYSTEMS subjected to
FREE VIBRATION
1
2. 2
Undamped Free Vibration
We will first consider the case where there is no load acting on the
Structure i.e. p(t)=0. This case is known as free vibration.
0
ku
u
m
There are several ways of obtaining a solution to this second
order differential equation.
st
Ge
u(t)
The simplest is to assume that the solution of the equation is of
following form
3. 3
Substituting this solution into the equation of motion (given
on previous slide) result in:
0
)
(Ge
k)
m
(s st
2
0
kGe
)
Ge
m(s st
st
2
Undamped Free Vibration
0
k
m
s2
0
Gest
Since =>
n
ω
m
k
m
k
s i
i
=>
The variable ωn is known as the natural circular frequency
with radians/second as unit
4. 4
Undamped Free Vibration
0
k
m
s2
Inserting in
and solving we get:
n
ω
s i
t
ω
2
t
ω
1
n
n
e
G
e
G
u(t) -i
i
t)
BSin(ω
t)
ACos(ω
u(t) n
n
The above equation after further mathematical simplification
results in:
This is the solution to equation of motion for undamped free
vibration in the form of Simple Harmonic Motion with an angular
velocity, ωn
5. 5
Initial Conditions
The constants A and B in the solution can be determined by
evaluating the solution at two different times or more commonly
from the velocity and displacement at time t = 0
t)
BSin(ω
t)
ACos(ω
u(t) n
n
BSin0
ACos0
u(0)
u(t)
0,
At
t
u(0)
A
7. Peak displacement : Undamped free vibration
u o
(0)
u
(0)
u
2
n
2
o
ω
(0)
u
u(0)
u
Amplitude (i.e. peak value) of
displacement during undamped free
vibration can be determined using:
t)
ω
(
Sin
ω
(0)
u
t)
u(0)Cos(ω
u(t) n
n
n
8. Equivalent Static force
One of the most appealing approach for analyzing a
structural system subjected to dynamic loading is to use
Equivalent Static force approach.
According to this approach, at any instant of time, t , the
equivalent static force, fs , is the external force that will produce
the deformation u at the same t in the stiffness component of
structure (i.e., the system without mass and damping).
k.u(t)
(t)
fs
Where k is the stiffness of the structure in the direction of
dynamic force.
9. Displacement- time variation in
an undamped system
Variation of corresponding equivalent
static forces, fs(t), with time, using:
fs(t) = k.u(t)
Equivalent Static force
Element forces or stresses can be determined at each instant of
time by the static analysis of the structure subjected to the force fs.
10. Natural frequencies and Periods of Free vibration
The Natural Circular Frequency, ωn , is not a convenient measure
for most engineers as it is difficult to visualize.
However, in earthquake engineering the preferred measure of the
dynamic characteristic of structures is the Natural Period of free
vibration, Tn , measured in units of seconds.
2π
ω
f n
n
n
n
n
ω
2π
f
1
T
Engineers prefer to use Natural Cyclic Frequency, fn , which is
usually measured in cycles/second (cps) or Hertz
11. 11
Natural Period of free vibration
Amplitude, uo
a
b
c
d
e
n
n ω
2π
T
(0)
u
Time, t (sec.)
t)
ω
(
Sin
ω
(0)
u
t)
u(0)Cos(ω
u(t) n
n
n
a b c d e
12. 12
Alcoa Building, San Francisco
Steel structure, 26 stories.
Periods of vibration:
Transverse (east-west): 2.21 sec
Longitudinal (north-south): 1.67 sec
Torsional: 1.12 sec
Natural period of free vibration Torsion
13. 13
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Steel structure, center span of 4200
feet.
Periods of vibration:
Transverse: 18.2 sec
Vertical : 10.9 sec
Longitudinal: 3.81 sec
Torsional: 4.43 sec
Natural period of free vibration
14. 14
This applies primarily to moment frame buildings.
Natural Time Period (sec) ≈ Number of Stories / 10
e.g. a 15 story building has a fundamental period of approximately
1.5 seconds.
This rule is not very accurate, specially when building height
exceeds 12 story height, but is good for understanding the general
ballpark.
Natural period of free vibration: Rule of thumb
15. 15
Undamped Free Vibration
Problem M4.1
A beam shown in Figure is pulled for ¼ inch in the downward
Direction and then suddenly released to vibrate freely.
Determine Natural Time Period of the system.
Also solve EOM and determine and Amplitude of Equivalent static
force.
Ignore the self weight of beam as well as damping effect. Take
E = 29,000 ksi and I = 150 in4
.
.
1000 lb
¼ "
10'
Static Equilibrium position
A’
20. 20
Peak value of Equivalent Static force, fso= kuo
fso= kuo = 90625 lb/ft * 1/48 ft = 1888 lb
21. 21
Undamped Free Vibration
Problem M4.2:
Considering free vibration, solve the equation of motion developed for the
frame given in Problem M3.3.
I, 15ft
I, 10ft
p(t)
20 ft
If displacement and velocity (which occur in the same direction) at the
start of Free vibration are 0.003 ft and 0.2 ft/sec., respectively, Determine:
Amplitude of dynamic displacement, uo, and;
Corresponding equivalent static force, fso
25. 25
1. A spring- mass system has a natural frequency of 10 Hz. When
the stiffness of spring is reduced by 800 N/m, the frequency is
altered by 45%. Find the mass and stiffness of actual system.
Ans: k = 1147 N/m m = 0.29 kg
2. A pressure-vessel head is supported by a
set of steel cables of length 2 m as shown in
Figure. The time period of axial vibration (in
vertical direction) is found to vary from 5 s to
4.0825 s when an additional mass of 5,000 kg
is added to the pressure-vessel head.
Determine the equivalent cross-sectional area
of the cables and the mass of the pressure-
vessel head
Ans: A = 1.53*10-7 m2. m = 10,000 kg
Exercise 4.1
26. 3. A bungee jumper weighing 160 lb ties one end of an elastic rope
of length 200 ft and stiffness 10 lb/in. to a bridge and the other end to
himself and jumps from the bridge.
Assuming the bridge to be rigid, determine the Peak dynamic
displacement, uo, and corresponding equivalent static force
Ans: uo=277.1 in , fso= 2771 lb
Exercise 4.1
27. 4. An electromagnet weighing 3,000 lb is at rest while holding an
automobile of weight 2,000 lb in a junkyard. The electric current is
turned off, and the automobile is dropped. Assuming that the crane
and the supporting cable have an equivalent spring constant of 10,000
lb/in.,find the following: (a) the natural Time period of vibration of
the electromagnet, (b) the resulting motion of the electromagnet, and
(c) the maximum tension developed in the cable during the motion
Exercise 4.1
Ans: Tn= 0.175 s, u(t)=0.2 Cos (35.92t), Tmax= 5000 lb
29. 29
The equation of free vibration for damped free vibration has the form
0
ku
u
c
u
m
The solution to this equation will be taken in the same form as for
the undamped form i.e
st
Ge
u(t)
Viscously Damped Free Vibration
Substituting this value in equation of motion result in:
0
kGe
)
c(sGe
)
Ge
m(s st
st
st
2
30. 30
By rearranging we get: 0
)
k)(Ge
sc
m
(s st
2
Since 0
Ge st
0
k
sc
m
s 2
2
2
2
2
m
4
km
4
m
4
c
2m
c
-
2m
4km
c
c
-
s
or
Viscously Damped Free Vibration
By rearranging:
2
n
n
n
n 2m ω
c
-
1
ω
ω
2m ω
c
s
Using the relation k = mωn
2
2
n
2
2
ω
m
4
c
2m
c
-
s
31. 31
Viscously Damped Free Vibration
cr
n c
2mω is known as Critical damping coefficient
n
2mω
c
where (Greek alphabet for Zeta) is known as
2
n
n -
1
ω
ω
s
Where is known as Damped Natural Frequency
and represented by ωD
2
n -
1
ω
D
n ω
ω
s
or
Damping ratio or fraction of critical damping, which when
substituted in the equation mentioned on previous slide gives:
32. 32
n
2m ω
c
mk
m
k
m 2
/
2
2m ω
c n
Viscously Damped Free Vibration
There are 3 forms of solutions available depending on the magnitude
of the Damping Coefficient, c
1
2
3 n
2m ω
c
Critically damped system
Over damped system
Under damped system
33. 33
n
2m ω
c
Free Vibration : Critically damped systems
There is no vibration in the response. The structure returns to its
initial position without vibrating about the zero position but in the
shortest time
An example of critically damped system
34. 34
n
2m ω
c
Free Vibration: Over damped systems
Like critically damped systems, there is no vibration. However,
the structure returns to its initial position slowly as compared to
critically damped system.
Critically damped and over damped systems are of no interest to
the Civil Engineers.
An automatic door close is an example of
an over damped system
35. 35
n
2m ω
c
Free Vibration : Underdamped system
The structure again returns to its origin but now vibrates.
This is the only case that is of interest to civil or structural
engineers as in all our structures the level of damping is very
small, usually less than 5% of critical damping.
39. 39
Displacement Response: Underdamped systems
The solution for the under-damped system have the form
t)
(
Sin
B.
t)
os(
C
A.
e
u(t) D
D
t
- n
This is similar to the case for undamped free vibration except that
the frequency is slightly smaller and there is a decay of the response
with time.
Again the constants A and B may be found from the solution at two
different times or from the initial conditions at time t = 0
2
n
D -
1
ω
ω
where
t)
(
Sin
ω
u(0)
(0)
u
t)
(
Cos
)
0
(
u
e
u(t) D
D
n
D
t
- n
40. Peak dynamic displacement: Underdamped systems
Following equation is used to determine Amplitude of
Dynamic Displacement in an under damped system
41. Underdamped Free Vibration
Problem M4.3
For the frame given in Problem M 4.2, develop and solve the
equation of motion for free vibrations in lateral direction.
Also calculate Peak dynamic displacement and corresponding
Equivalent static force. Take ζ = 5 %.
Solution
ωn= 34.79 rad/s ;
47. 47
Decay of Response Due To Damping
The decay observed in the response of a structure to some
initial disturbance can be used to obtain a measure of the
amount of viscous damping ,c, present in the structure.
Consider two successive positive peaks ui and ui+1 during
viscously damped free vibration response (shown in the figure)
occurring at time ti and ti+1, respectively.
ui ui+1
ti
ti+1
48. 48
Decay of Response Due To Damping
D
n
ω
2π
1
i
i
e
u
u
It can be derived that:
Taking the natural logarithm of both sides, we get the so-called logarithmic
decrement of damping, δ, defined by the following equation.
ω
2π
u
u
ln
δ
D
n
1
i
i
2
n
D -
1
ω
ω
Since
and;
-
1
ω
2π
δ
2
n
n
2
-
1
2π
δ
For Civil engineering systems,ζ is usually less than 0.1 and
49. 49
Decay of response after specific no of j cycles can be determined
by considering peak displacements over a range of j+1 peaks.
Decay of Response after j no. of cycles
u
u
ln
jδ
1
j
1
u1
uj+1
j cycles
u
u
ln
2π
1
j
1
j
1
2
2
1
j
1
-
1
2π
u
u
ln
j
1
δ
Decay in 1 cycle, δ
Decay in j cycles =
50. 50
Problem M4.4 :A free vibration test was conducted on an
empty water tank shown in figure. A force of 60 kips, applied
through a cable attached to the tank, displace the tank by 2 " in
Horizontal direction.
The cable is suddenly cut and the resulting vibration is recorded.
At the end of 5 cycles, which complete in 2.55 sec., the amplitude of
displacement is 0.9 ".
Ignore the vertical vibration of tank and
compute the following:
a) Damping ratio
b) Natural period of undamped vibration
c) Stiffness of structure
d) Weight of tank
e) Damping coefficient
f) Number of cycles to reduce the
displacement amplitude to 0.5 ″
60 k
2 "
60o
55. 1. Consider the slender tower shown in Figure, which vibrates
in the transverse direction shown in the figure. It is made from
reinforced concrete. An estimate for the first natural frequency
of this system is 0.15 Hz. The logarithmic decrement values
measured for the tower with uncracked reinforced concrete
material and cracked reinforced concrete material are 0.04 and
0.10, respectively. If a wind gust induces an initial
displacement of 0.5 m and an initial velocity of 0.2 m/s,
determine the peak displacement amplitudes in the cases with
uncracked concrete material and cracked concrete material
Ans: For uncracked concrete , uo=0.5429 m and;
For cracked concrete uo= 0.5426 m;
therefore, the maximum displacement remains virtually
unchanged.
Exercise 4.2
56. 56
2. A body of mass 1.25 kg is suspended from a spring with stiffness of
2kN/m. A dashpot attached to the spring-mass system require a force of 0.5
N to move with a velocity of 50 mm/s. Determine :
(a) Time required by the spring-mass system to complete one cycle during
free vibration.
(b) Amplitude of displacement of the body after 5 cycles when the body
was released after an initial displacement of 20 mm. and
(c) Displacement after 0.5 s from the start of free vibration.
Ans: TD = 0.159 s. uo ater 5 cycles= 0.84 mm, u0.5s = 1.37 mm
Exercise 4.2
57. 3. A boy riding a bicycle can be modeled as a spring-mass-damper system
with an equivalent weight, stiffness, and damping constant of 800 N,
50,000 N/m, and 1,000 N-s/m, respectively. The differential setting of the
concrete blocks on the road caused the level surface to decrease suddenly,
as indicated in Figure. If the speed of the bicycle is 18 km/hr, Determine
peak displacement of the boy in the vertical direction and peak Equivalent
static force exerted on the bicycle.
Assume that the bicycle is free of vertical vibration before encountering the
step change in the vertical displacement
Ans: 51.6 mm and 2.58 kN
58. 4. A MEMS (Micro Electro mechanical system) system consists of a
mass of 50μ g hanging from a silicon (E = 73 x 109 N/m2) cable with
a diameter 0.2 μ m and a length of 120 μ m. The cable is suspended
at the mid point of a simply supported, circular silicon beam with a
diameter of 1.6 μ m and a length of 50 μ m. The mass vibrates in a
silicone oil such that its damping coefficient is 1.2 x 10–6 N s/m. The
mass is given as an initial displacement of 2 μ m and released.
Determine Natural Frequency and Damping Ratio of the system.
Ans: 1.1x104 rad/s, 0.0011.
59. 5. wooden rectangular prism of weight 20 lb, height 3 ft, and
cross section 1 ft x 2 ft floats and remains vertical in a tub of
oil. The frictional resistance of the oil can be assumed to be
equivalent to a viscous damping coefficient.
When the prism is depressed by a distance of 6 in. from its
equilibrium and released, it is found to reach a depth of 5.5 in.
at the end of its first cycle of oscillation.
Determine the Natural time period and damping coefficient of
the. Take γoil= 55 lb/ft3.
Hint: Develop EOM to determine Tn
Ans: Tn= 0.472 s , ζ = 1.38%
H. A # 2 : 20 points
Section B: Problem 4 (Exercise 4.1) + Problem 5 (Exercise 4.2)
Section D: Problem 3 (Exercise 4.1) + Problem 5 (Exercise 4.2