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CE 809 - Lecture 6 (B) - Practice Problem PDF

This document provides practice problems for analyzing the response of a single degree of freedom (SDF) structural system to impulse or general dynamic loading. The problems ask the student to: 1) Construct a computer model of an SDF system with given mass, stiffness, and damping properties subjected to a half-sine pulse dynamic force, analyze the model, and determine the maximum displacement response. 2) Determine the displacement response of the same system analytically using either an impulse loading approach dividing the response into loading and free vibration phases, or numerically using Duhamel's integral or direct step-by-step integration. Compare the analytical results to those from the computer model.

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CE 809 - Lecture 6 (B) - Practice Problem PDF

This document provides practice problems for analyzing the response of a single degree of freedom (SDF) structural system to impulse or general dynamic loading. The problems ask the student to: 1) Construct a computer model of an SDF system with given mass, stiffness, and damping properties subjected to a half-sine pulse dynamic force, analyze the model, and determine the maximum displacement response. 2) Determine the displacement response of the same system analytically using either an impulse loading approach dividing the response into loading and free vibration phases, or numerically using Duhamel's integral or direct step-by-step integration. Compare the analytical results to those from the computer model.

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NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NUST)

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE)


National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad

CE 809: Structural Dynamics 3 (3-0) Semester: August 2019

Practice Problem: Response of SDF systems to Impulse/General Dynamic Loading

Question 1:

Consider the following SDF system with 𝑚 = 2000 𝐾𝑔, 𝑘 = 800,000 𝑁/𝑚 and 𝜉 = 0.027 subjected
to a dynamic loading 𝑝(𝑡) as shown in Figure 1 (b).

The loading function 𝑝(𝑡) is a half sine pulse as shown below.

(a) The SDF System (b) The dynamic force

Figure 1: An SDF system subjected to a half sine pulse force

Consider the at-rest initial conditions.

𝑡𝑑 = 0.3 𝑠𝑒𝑐 and 𝑝𝑜 = 5000 𝑁


Task 1: Construct a computer model of this simple structure using ETABS or SAP 2000. Subject the
model to a the dynamic force shown in Figure 1. Analyze the model and determine the forced vibration
response of system under this force.

Plot the displacement response for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 and also determine the maximum response.

Task 2: Determine the displacement response of the given system using any one of the following two
options.

Option 1 (Analytical Approach):

Consider this loading as an impulse loading.


Divide the response into two phases. Determine the particular solution for phase 1 (i.e. loading phase)
and determine the homogeneous solution as free vibration response. Plot the response together in both
phases. The maximum displacement response can be in any phase (phase 1 or phase 2).

Option 2 (Numerical Approach):

In this approach, you again have two choices, i.e. (a) use “Duhamel’s integral” (with numerical integration
solution) or, (b) use the “Step-by-step Direct Integration” method.

Determine the displacement response using any of the above approach and compare the results with
those obtained from computer software.

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