SDOF system response to Periodic and Non-Periodic Loading
In this class we studied
- the response of a SDOF system to periodic loads, using a Fourier Series representation of loading, the frequency response function and superposition of effects,
- the response of a SDOF system to a generic load in terms of system response to infinitesimal impulses composed using superposition of effect by Duhamel Integral,
Some material used in this class is now available,
- the slides i used,
- a ready to print version of the slides,
- a spreadsheet that computes the response of a system using the Duhamel Integral in a step-by-step implementation,
- a printout of the above spreadsheet, displaying a graph with the response to different excitations,
- a short python script that computes and prints the response, written with particular regard to clarity and extensibility.