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Mechanical shock
If
N is
odd(N
= 2n + l):
For
the
displacement
to be
zero
at the end of the
shock,
it is
thus necessary that
N
is
an odd
integer.
The
advantages
of
this waveform are:
- The
residual velocity
and
displacement associated with each elementary signal
a(t)
are
zero.
-
With
N
being odd,
the two
functions
sine intervening
in
a(t)
are
maximum
for
The
maximum
of
a(t)
is
thus
a
m
.
- The
components have
a
finite
duration, which makes
it
possible
to
avoid
the
problems
involved
in a
possible truncation
of the
signals (the case
of
decaying
sinusoids
for
example).
9.5.3.
Response
of
a
one-degree-of-freedom
system
Let
us set f
0
as the
natural
frequency of
this system
and Q as its
quality factor.
To
simplify
the
writing,
let us
express a(t)
in
dimensionless coordinates,
in the
form:
where