Base Excitation 1.

Displacement Transmissibility

m
x? y
t

k c
y ( t ) Y s in t

1. What is the absolute motion of the mass (x)?

2. What is the relative motion between the mass and the base?
3. How much force is transmitted to the mass?

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m
absolute motion X

k st c( x y ) F x mx
k ( x y)
mg
k ( x y ) c( x y ) mx

mx cx kx cy ky

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Base Excitation
mx cx kx cy ky y Y sin t

mx cx kx cY cos t kY sin t

mx cx kx A sin t

c
where A Y k 2 c tan 1
2

k

Base excitation is equivalent to applying a force

of magnitude A to the mass.

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Base Excitation

mx cx kx A sin t

The steady state solution xss t x p t in textbook

Absolute motion of mass xss t X sin t 1

A
X c
1 tan 1 2
k m c 2 2 2
k m

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Base Excitation
xss t X sin t 1 X sin t

X
Displacement Transmissibility
Y
1 1
1 2 r 2
2 2

k 2 c
2
X


Y k m 2 2 c 2

1 r 2 2 2 r 2

mc 3 2 r 3
tan 1 tan 1


k k m 2 c 2

1 4 2 1 r 2

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Displacement Transmissibility: X/Y

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 X/Y Plot Observations
X/Y is called the Displacement
Transmissibility Ratio
Potentially severe amplification at
resonance
X<Y for r > 1.41 Isolation Zone
X>Y for If r < 1.41, Amplification Zone
If r < 1.4 , transmissibility decreases with
damping ratio
If r >> 1 transmissibility increases with
damping ratio

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Displacement Transmissibility (Phase)

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Base Excitation : 2. Force Transmitted to Mass

F k x y c( x y )
m
For Dynamic Equilibrium:

k x y c x y k x y c x y mx

Force Transmitted to Mass mx

For Steady State Base Excitation

xss t 2 X sin t

F m 2 X sin t

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Base Excitation Force Transmitted to Mass

F m 2 X sin t FT sin t

FT = magnitude of transmitted force due to base excitation

1
1 2 r 2
2

FT
r 2
kY

1 r 2 2 2 r 2

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 Base Excitation Force Transmitted to Mass

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Base Excitation 3. Relative Motion

z x y
m
Fx mx
mg k st kz cz mx m( z
y)
k x y c x y
mz cz kz my

y Y sin t

mz cz kz m 2Y sin t

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Base Excitation Relative Motion
mz cz kz m 2Y sin t

m 2Y
zss t sin t 1

1
k m 2 2
c
2
2

2 r
zss t Z sin t 1 1 tan 1

1 r2

Z m 2 r2


1 1
Y 2 2 1 r2
k m c 2 r
2 2 2
2 2

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Base Excitation Relative Motion

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