Free Vibration of S.D.O.F System

Start the experiment with some default values of initial displacement (u=10mm) and initial velocity (v=5m/s). and zero damping. Pause the experiment after a few cycles.

Observation 1:

  • Observe the time period (T) and amplitude.
  • Again start the experiment freshly, this time modifying the values of initial conditions.
  • Observe that the time period is independent of initial conditions.

Observation 2:

  • Effect of structures properties on time period
  • Modify the value of mass and observe the change in time period.
  • Run the experiment for different values of mass and note the time period every time mass is changed
  • Draw the graph between mass and time period.

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