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This document provides problems related to spring-mass systems involving free and damped undamped motion as well as driven motion with damping. It includes 17 problems involving calculating period, spring constant, position, velocity, time of passing through equilibrium, and determining equations of motion for various spring-mass systems with different initial conditions and external forces. The document also provides 3 problems on series RLC circuits to model charge and current. Key concepts covered include simple harmonic motion, damping forces proportional to velocity, and driven harmonic oscillators.

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Tutorial 9 2nd ODE Apps 2016REV02

This document provides problems related to spring-mass systems involving free and damped undamped motion as well as driven motion with damping. It includes 17 problems involving calculating period, spring constant, position, velocity, time of passing through equilibrium, and determining equations of motion for various spring-mass systems with different initial conditions and external forces. The document also provides 3 problems on series RLC circuits to model charge and current. Key concepts covered include simple harmonic motion, damping forces proportional to velocity, and driven harmonic oscillators.

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KNF1023 Engineering Mathematics II

Semester 1 Session 2016/2017


Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Tutorial 9
Engineering Application with Second Order Differential Equations
For Tutorial 9 submission, only complete and submit the following:
2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14.

Spring Systems: Free Undamped Motion


1. A mass weighing 4 pounds is attached to a spring whose spring constant is 16 lb/ft. What is
the period of simple harmonic motion?
2. A 20 kg mass is attached to a spring. If the frequency of simple harmonic motion is 2/
cycles/s, what is the spring constant k? What is the frequency of simple harmonic motion if
the original mass is replaced with an 80 kg mass?
3. A mass weighing 24 pounds, attached to the end of a spring, stretches it 4 inches. Initially, the
mass is released from rest from a point 3 inches above the equilibrium position. Find the
equation of motion.
4. Determine the equation of motion if the mass in Question 3 is initially released from the
equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 2 ft/s.
5. A mass weighing 20 pounds stretches a spring 6 inches. The mass is initially released from
rest at a point 6 inches below the equilibrium position.
a) Find the position of the mass at the times t = /12, /8, /6, /4 and 9/32s.
b) What is the velocity of the mass when t = 3/16 s? In which direction is the mass heading
at this instant?
c) At what time does the mass pass through the equilibrium position in the first cycle?
6. A force of 400 N stretches a spring 2 meters. A mass of 50 kg is attached to the end of the
spring and is initially released from the equilibrium position with an upward velocity of 10
m/s. Find the equation of motion.
7. A mass weighing 32 pounds stretches a spring 2 feet. Determine the amplitude and period of
motion if the mass is initially released from a point 1 foot above the equilibrium position with
an upward velocity of 2 ft/s. How many complete cycles will the mass have completed at the
end of 4 seconds?
8. A mass weighing 8 pounds is attached to a spring. When set in motion, the spring/mass
system exhibits simple harmonic motion. Determine the equation of motion if the spring
constant is 1 lb/ft and the mass is initially released from appoint 6 inches below the
equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 3/2 ft/s. Express the equation of motion in
the form x(t ) A sin(t )

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Spring Systems: Free Damped Motion


9. A mass weighing 4 pounds is attached to a spring whose constant is 2 lb/ft. The medium
offers a damping force that is numerically equal to the instantaneous velocity. The mass is
initially released from a point 1 foot above the equilibrium position with a downward velocity
of 8 ft/s. Determine the time at which the mass passes through the equilibrium position. Find
the time at which the mass attains its extreme displacement from the equilibrium position.
What is the position of the mass at this instant?
10. A 4-foot spring measures 8 feet long after a mass weighing 8 pounds is attached to it. The
medium through which the mass moves offers a damping force numerically equal to

2 times the instantaneous velocity. Find the equation of motion if the mass is initially
released from the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 5ft/s. Find the time at
which the mass attains its extreme displacement from the equilibrium position. What is the
position of the mass at this instant?
11. A 1-kilogram mass is attached to a spring whose constant is 16 N/m, and the entire system is
then submerged in a liquid that imparts a damping force numerically equal to 10 times the
instantaneous velocity. Determine the equation of motion if:
a) The mass is initially released from rest from a point 1 meter below the equilibrium
position.
b) The mass is initially released from a point 1 meter below the equilibrium position with an
upward velocity of 12 m/s.
12. A force of 2 pounds stretches a spring 1 foot. A mass weighing 3.2 pounds is attached to the
spring and the system is then immersed in a medium that offers a damping force that is
numerically equal to 0.4 times the instantaneous velocity.
a) Find the equation of motion if the mass is initially released from rest from a point 1 foot
above the equilibrium position.
b) Express the equation of motion in the form of x(t ) Aet sin( 2 2 t )
13. After a mass weighing 10 pounds is attached to a 5-foot spring, the spring measures 7 feet.
This mass is removed and replaced with another mass that weighs 8 pounds. The entire
system is placed in a medium that offers a damping force that is numerically equal to the
instantaneous velocity. Find the equation of motion if the mass is initially released from a
point foot below the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 1 ft/s.

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Spring Systems: Driven Motion


14. A mass weighing 16 pounds stretches a spring 8/3 feet. The mass is initially released from
rest from a point 2 feet below the equilibrium position, and the subsequent motion takes place
in a medium that offers a damping force that is numerically equal to the instantaneous
velocity. Find the equation of motion if the mass is driven by an external force equal
to f (t ) 10 cos3t .
15. A mass of 1 slug is attached to a spring whose constant is 5 lb/ft. Initially, the mass is
released 1 foot below the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 5 ft/s and the
subsequent motion takes place in a medium that offers a damping force that is numerically
equal to 2 times the instantaneous velocity. Find the equation of motion if the mass is driven
by an external force equal to f (t ) 12 cos 2t 3 sin 2t .
16. A mass of 1 slug, when attached to a spring, stretches it 2 feet and then comes to rest in the
equilibrium position. Starting at t = 0, and external force equal to f (t ) 8 sin 4t is applied
to the system. Find the equation of motion if the surrounding medium offers a damping force
that is numerically equal to 8 times the instantaneous velocity.
t
17. In Question 16, determine the equation of motion if the external force is f (t ) e sin 4t .

Series Circuit Analogue


18. Find the charge q(t) on the capacitor in an LRC series circuit at t = 0.01 s when L = 0.05h, R
= 2, C = 0.01f, E(t) = 0V, q(0) = 5C and i(0) = 0A. Determine the first time at which the
charge on the capacitor is equal to zero.
19. Find the charge q(t) on the capacitor in an LRC series circuit when L = h, R = 2, C =
1/300 f, E(t) = 0V, q(0) = 4C and i(0) = 0A.
20. Find the charge q(t) on the capacitor and the current i(t) in the given LRC series circuit:
a) L = 5/3 h, R = 10, C = 1/30 f, E(t) = 300V, q(0) = 0C, i(0) = 0A
b) L = 1 h, R = 100, C = 0.0004 f, E(t) = 30V, q(0) = 0C, i(0) = 2A

Spring/Mass System
Free Undamped Motion,
Free Damped Motion,
Driven Motion with Damping,

d2 x
kx
dt 2
d2 x
dx
m 2 kx
dt
dt
2
d x
dx
m 2 kx
f(t)
dt
dt
m

where m = mass, k = spring constant, = damping constant.

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Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.

2
seconds
8
k =320 N/m, f =1/ cycles/s

1
x(t ) cos 4 6t
4
1
x(t )
sin 4 6t
2 6

1 1 1 1
2
, , , ,
4 2 4 2
4

5.

(a)

6.

(b)4 ft/s , downward direction.


(c) /16 s
x(t) = -5 sin 2t

7.
8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

5
, T = /2, 8 cycles
2
1
3
x(t ) cos 2t sin 2t ,
2
4
13
x(t )
sin(2t 0.588)
4
x (t ) e 4t 4te 4t , t = 1/4s,
2
t = 1/2s, position = e feet.
2
s,
x(t ) 5te2 2t , t
4
5 2e 1
position =
ft
4
1 8t 4 2t
(a) x(t ) e e
3
3
5 8t 2 2t
(b) x(t ) e e
3
3
1
2 t
(a) x(t ) e ( cos 4t sin 4t )
2
5 2 t
(b) x(t )
e sin(4t 4.249)
2
1
2t 1
(a) x(t ) e ( cos 4t sin 4t )
2
2
2 2 t

(b) x(t )
e sin(4t )
2
4
A

4
47
64
47
x(t ) e t / 2 ( cos
t
sin
t)
3
2
2
3
47
14.
10
10
cos3t sin 3t
3
3
15. x(t ) e

cos 2t 3 sin 2t
1 4t
1
4 t
16. x(t ) e te cos 4t
4
4
24 4t 4 4t
e te
625
25
24
7
e t (
cos 4t
sin 4t )
625
625

x(t )
17.

18. q(t ) e

20t

5
(5 cos 40t sin 40t ) , t =
2

0.0509s
19. q (t ) 6e

20 t

2e 60t

20. (a) q (t ) 10 e

3t

(cos 3t sin 3t ) 10

i (t ) 60 e 3t sin 3t
3 50t 7 50t
3
e te
(b) q(t )
250
5
250
50 t
50 t
i (t ) 2e
70 te

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