SIMIODE

This modeling scenario considers a one-story building as a simple structure; the roof is modeled as a single point mass. Movement of the roof can be modeled similar to a mass-spring-damper system. In this activity, students will analyze motion of the roof under different damping and vibration forces.

This is a continuation of Part I (no damping). See the Notes for Teachers section for more details.
 

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Tracy Weyand (2021), "3-073-S-EarthQuake Part II," https://simiode.org/resources/8528.

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1. amplitude
2. damp
3. earthquake
4. linear
5. mass
6. second order
7. steady-state solution
8. underdamped system
9. vibration