Damped Free & Forced Vibration
Damped Free & Forced Vibration
Damped Free & Forced Vibration
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5) A trailer has a mass of 500 kg and the suspension system plus tyre provide
a stiffness of 5 MN/m and damping of 20 kNs/m. The trailer can be
considered as a single degree of freedom spring, mass, damper system.
The trailer is towed along a test track which has a surface close to the form
of a sine wave, with an amplitude of 6 mm and a wave length of 1.2m.
What will be the amplitude of displacement for the trailer when towed at a
speed of 20 m/s, assuming the wheels remain in contact with the ground at
all times?
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