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Separate natural frequency from response amplitude

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Match the diagram conditions, then follow the example inputs and results. Change numerical values in the calculator.

1. Match the diagram to your question

Separate natural frequency from response amplitude

A spring–damper mass is driven by repeated force, rather than moving-floor excitation.

Blue marks inputs; orange marks outputs. These diagrams explain the fixed example below; dimensions and deformation are not drawn to physical scale.

2. Example inputs

Mass m
What goes here?

This is mass, including fixtures or loads that move with it where required. Kilograms describe mass; newtons describe force.

10 kg
Spring rate k
What goes here?

Spring stiffness in restoring force F=kδ.

Use the rated-range stiffness or load–deflection slope. Enter equivalent k for series/parallel combinations and distinguish preload.

Choose values for actual contact, lubrication, temperature and other conditions. These initial values are examples.

10 N/mm
Viscous damping c
What goes here?

The coefficient in viscous force Fc=c v, not the dimensionless damping ratio ζ. They are related by c=2ζ√(km).

Required c changes with mass and stiffness and is not a universal material property. Use damper data or measured decay. These calculations apply only to the stated m and k.

Choose values for actual contact, lubrication, temperature and other conditions. These initial values are examples.

100 N·s/m
Forcing frequency f
What goes here?

Frequency of the applied force in cycles per second, distinct from the system’s natural frequency.

3 Hz
Sinusoidal force amplitude F₀
What goes here?

Magnitude of a push or pull, in force units such as N, rather than mass in kg.

10 N

These are fixed teaching inputs. Coefficients, properties and comparison limits are not recommendations. Enter your conditions in the calculator.

3. Results for this example

Undamped natural frequency fn
5.03292 Hz
Damping ratio ζ
0.158114
Steady-state displacement amplitude X
1.48879 mm

Natural frequency is a system property; amplitude responds to the entered force and frequency. This is not a base-excitation model.

4. Which formula is used?

ωn = √(k/m), ζ = c/(2√(km)), X = F₀ / √((k − mω²)² + (cω)²)

Table units are not always the units required in the formula. The calculator converts selected units to its internal base units before computing.

Assumptions and exclusions

Linear single-degree-of-freedom spring and viscous damping, with steady sinusoidal force excitation. Base excitation, impacts, nonlinear and multi-degree-of-freedom effects are excluded. No oscillatory damped frequency is shown for ζ≥1, and no finite response amplitude is reported at undamped resonance.

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