Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Suppose the lateral displacement of the center of a bridge may be modeled as
a spring-and-mass system, with low friction and a high spring constant. Let r = 1(t) be
the lateral displacement of the center of the bridge, let m>0 be the mass, and let k > 0
be the spring constant. Neglect the effect of friction, and consider an external wind force
w(t) acting on the center of the bridge. Then r(t) obeys the differential equation
+ kr = w(t)
m
dt?
Find a wind force function w = w(t) with ||w|| = max |w(t)| <1 that will definitely
tER
result in the bridge collapsing in time, and explain why the bridge will eventually collapse
with this choice of w.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the lateral displacement of the center of a bridge may be modeled as a spring-and-mass system, with low friction and a high spring constant. Let r = 1(t) be the lateral displacement of the center of the bridge, let m>0 be the mass, and let k > 0 be the spring constant. Neglect the effect of friction, and consider an external wind force w(t) acting on the center of the bridge. Then r(t) obeys the differential equation + kr = w(t) m dt? Find a wind force function w = w(t) with ||w|| = max |w(t)| <1 that will definitely tER result in the bridge collapsing in time, and explain why the bridge will eventually collapse with this choice of w.
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