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The document is a tutorial on multi-degree of freedom systems, focusing on free and forced vibrations. It includes various questions that require determining natural frequencies, modes of vibration, equations of motion, and responses to harmonic forces for different structural configurations. Additionally, it emphasizes verifying orthogonality properties and normalizing mode shapes.

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Tutorial - 4 Questions - New

The document is a tutorial on multi-degree of freedom systems, focusing on free and forced vibrations. It includes various questions that require determining natural frequencies, modes of vibration, equations of motion, and responses to harmonic forces for different structural configurations. Additionally, it emphasizes verifying orthogonality properties and normalizing mode shapes.

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Tutorial-4 (18 Mar 2026)

Multi Degree of Freedom: Free & Forced vibrations


Q1. Determine the natural frequency and modes of vibration of the system shown in Figure 1.
Show that the modes satisfy the orthogonal properties. [Mass and stiffness matrices are given
below for the reference]
48EI 2 -5 1⁄4 0
k= [ ] ; m = mL [ ]
7L3 -5 16 0 1⁄2

Fig. 1
Q2. Consider the two degrees of freedom system shown in Figure 2. Determine (a) the natural
frequencies, (b) the modes shape.

Fig. 2
Q3. Determine the equation of motion of the system given in Figure 4.

Fig. 3
Q4. Figure 4 shows a shear frame (i.e., rigid beams) and its floor masses and story stiffnesses.
Determine, (a) the natural frequencies and mode shapes, (b) Verify that modes satisfy the
orthogonality properties, (c) normalize each mode such that roof components are unity, and (d)
normalize mode shapes with respect to the mass matrix.
Q5. This structure in Figure 4 is subjected to harmonic horizontal forces as: (i) p(t) = po sin(ωt)
at the top floor and (ii) p1(t) = po sin(ωt) and p2(t) = 2po sin(ωt) act simultaneously at the
bottom floor and top floor, respectively. Derive equations for the steady-state displacements of
the structure using modal analysis method.
Fig. 4
Q6. The two-story building shown (Figure 5) has very stiff floor slabs relative to the supporting
columns. Calculate the natural frequencies and mode shapes. (k = 4*106 N/m).
For given initial conditions, determine the equations of displacement in free vibrations.
0.01 0.15
u(0) = [ ] , u̇ (0) = [ ]
0.02 0.05

Fig. 5
Q7. Calculate the free vibration response of the structure shown in Figure 6. The mass and
stiffness matrix and the initial conditions vectors are given below. Also, frequencies in three
fundamental modes and corresponding mode shapes are given.

kips.sec2/in kips/in
Fig. 6
Q8. For a two-degree-of-freedom system, the modal vectors are given by.

The initial conditions are:

The natural frequencies of the system are p1 and p2. Determine the equations of
displacements in free vibration.
Q9. The mass and stiffness properties of a three-story shear building, together with its
undamped vibration mode shapes and frequencies, are shown in Figure 7. The structure is set
into free vibration by displacing the floors as follows: v1(0) = 0.3 in, v2(0) = - 0.8 in, and v3(0)
= 0.3 in, and then releasing them suddenly at time t = 0. Determine the displaced shape at time
t = 2π/ω1:
(a) Assuming no damping.
(b) Assuming ξ = 10% in each mode.

Fig. 7

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