PROBLEMS: An SDF system is excited by a sinusoidal force. At resonance the amplitude of displacement was measured to be 5 cm. At an exciting frequency of one-tenth the natural frequency of the system, the displacement amplitude was measured to be 0.5 cm. Estimate the damping ratio of the system.

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An SDF system is excited by a sinusoidal force. At resonance the amplitude of displacement was
measured to be 5 cm. At an exciting frequency of one-tenth the natural frequency of the system, the
displacement amplitude was measured to be 0.5 cm. Estimate the damping ratio of the system.
Transcribed Image Text:PROBLEMS: An SDF system is excited by a sinusoidal force. At resonance the amplitude of displacement was measured to be 5 cm. At an exciting frequency of one-tenth the natural frequency of the system, the displacement amplitude was measured to be 0.5 cm. Estimate the damping ratio of the system.
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