
=
2
+
2
(3.39)
where ρ
z
is the radius of gyration with respect to the Z axis.
The natural frequencies in the coupled x
c
, β modes are found by solving Eqs.
(3.31a) and (3.31d) simultaneously; the roots yield the following expression for nat-
ural frequency:
=
1 +
+±
1 +
+
2
− 4
(3.40)
Figure 3.16 provides a convenient
graphical method for determining the
two coupled natural frequencies f
xβ
.An
expression similar to Eq. (3.40) is
obtained for f
yα
2
/f
z
2
by solving Eqs.
(3.31b) and (3.31d) simultaneously. By
replacing ρ
y
,a
x
,k
x
,f
xβ
with ρ
x
,a
y
,k
y
,f
yα
,
respectively, Fig. 3.16 also can be used to
determine the two values of f
yα
.
It may be desirable to select resilient
element locations a
x
,a
y
,a
z
which will pro-
duce coupled natural frequencies in
specified frequency ranges, with resilient
elements having specified stiffness ratios
k
x
/k
z
,k
y
/k
z
. For this purpose it is conven-
ient to plot solutions of Eq. (3.40) in the
form shown in Figs. 3.17 to 3.19. These
plots are termed space-plots and their
use is illustrated in Example 3.1.
8
The space-plots are derived as fol-
lows: In general, the two roots of Eq.
(3.40) are numerically different, one
usually being greater than unity and the
other less than unity. Designating the
root associated with the positive sign
before the radical (higher value) as f
h
/f
z
,
Eq. (3.40) may be written in the follow-
ing form:
+=1
(3.40a)
Equation (3.40a) is shown graphically
by the large ellipses about the center of
Figs. 3.17 to 3.19, for stiffness ratios k
x
/k
z
(a
z
/ρ
y
)
2
(k
z
/k
x
)(f
h
/f
z
)
2
− 1
(a
x
/ρ
y
)
2
(f
h
/f
z
)
2
a
x
2
ρ
y
2
k
x
k
z
a
x
2
ρ
y
2
a
z
2
ρ
y
2
k
x
k
z
a
x
2
ρ
y
2
a
z
2
ρ
y
2
k
x
k
z
1
2
f
xβ
2
f
z
2
a
x
ρ
z
k
y
k
z
a
y
ρ
z
k
x
k
z
f
γ
f
z
3.32 CHAPTER THREE
FIGURE 3.15 Example of a rigid body on
orthogonal resilient supporting elements with
two planes of symmetry. The XZ and YZ planes
are planes of symmetry since the four resilient
supporting elements are identical and are located
symmetrically about the Z axis. The conditions
satisfied are Eqs. (3.33), (3.34), (3.35), and (3.38).
At any single frequency, coupled vibration in the
x
c
, β direction due to X vibration of the founda-
tion is equivalent to a pure rotation of the rigid
body with respect to an axis of rotation as shown.
Points 1, 2, and 3 refer to the example of Fig. 3.26.
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