Transient response of a harmonic oscillator with quadratic damping

dc.contributor.advisorHolt, E. C.en_US
dc.creatorGoering, Kent LaVerneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-21T12:02:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-04-21T12:02:08Zen_US
dc.date.issued1967en_US
dc.description.abstractAn analytical investigation is made of the transient response of a harmonic oscillator with damping proportional to the square of the velocity. The input motions considered are the half-cycle velocity pulse and the half- cycle displacement pulse. The response quantities studied are the maximum displacement, velocity, arid acceleration of the system. Results were obtained by integrating the equation numerically and are summarized in the form of response spectra. The results are compared to those obtained with linear damping; a method for obtaining equivalent linear damping coefficients is given. The study indicates that quadratic damping is most effective in reducing responses in the range of frequencies for which the responses are the largest. For lightly damped systems, quadratic damping was found to be equally effective in reducing each of the three responses studied. But for heavily damped systems it is most effective in reducing velocities.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent54 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis C.E. 1967 GOERINGen_US
dc.identifier.citationGoering, Kent LaVerne. "Transient response of a harmonic oscillator with quadratic damping." (1967) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89308">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89308</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE0346en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/89308en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleTransient response of a harmonic oscillator with quadratic dampingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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