Problem (30 Points):

A block of mass m is connected by a massless spring of stiffness k to a wall as shown

below. It is also subjected to a normal force N remaining constant. To the right of the
wall, the ground surface is rough and friction takes place, characterized by its dynamic
and static coefficients  D and  S , but no other damping source is present. On the left
hand side of the wall, the mass is subjected to viscous effects characterized by a damping
ratio  (< 1) but no friction. The block is initially released at a distance x0 to the right of
the wall and motion takes place. The focus of the steps below is to determine the location
of the block through an entire cycle until it returns to a maximum value on the right hand
side of the wall. To this end:
(1) determine a condition involving  S and x0 resulting from the fact that the block
starts moving immediately after t = 0.
(2) determine the position x(t) for t  0, t 0  where t 0 is the time at which the block
reaches the wall. What is the block velocity at that time?
(3) determine the position x(t) for t  t0 , t1  where t1 is the time at which the block
returns to the wall after having gone all the way to the left. What is the block velocity
at that time?
(4) determine the position x(t) for t  t1 until it reaches its maximum position to the right
again. What is that maximum position?

Note: You may not be able to obtain nice expressions for everything but it is sufficient to
have all conditions/expressions to determine all these quantities of interest.

Extra Credit question for AEE 415 – Required for MAE 514
(5) In addition to steps (1)-(4), it is desired to model the first phase of the response, i.e.,
t  0, t 0  as if it resulted from a viscous dissipation vs. the friction that actually takes
place. What would be the time to reach the wall the first time and what would be the
velocity then in terms of the damping ratio  acting in place of the friction? Do not
repeat the analysis past that time.

Block on the right of the wall Block on the left of the wall
 FORMULAE

 V    0 X0 
X (t )  e   0 t  X 0 cos d t  0 sin d t 
 d 

  V t 0 X t 0   
X (t )e   0 t  t 0   X t 0  cos d t  t 0  0  sin  d t  t 0 
  d  

U
F0

 F0 / k 
k  m  2 2 2
 c2  2   2  2 
2
1   4 
 
  20   20

2
m2 Y  20
U  Y
k  m  2 2 2
 c2  2   2  2 
2
1   4 
 
  20   20

U
m2 e

m  2
e/k 
k  m  2 2 2
 c2  2   2  2 
2
1   4 
 
  20   20


2
0
tan  
2
1
02

t

 0  t    sin d t   F  d
X (t )   e  
md
0

1 tan 2 
cos   sin  
1  tan 2  1  tan 2 
 Some Useful Trigonometric Identities

Sum of angles formulae:

cos a  b   cos a cos b  sin a sin b
cos a  b   cos a cos b  sin a sin b
sin a  b   sin a cos b  cos a sin b
sin a  b   sin a cos b  cos a sin b

Simpson’s formulae (derived from the above ones):

2 sin a sin b  cos a  b   cos a  b 

2 cos a cos b  cos a  b   cos a  b 
2 sin a cos b  sin a  b   sin a  b 

Others:
1 1
1  tan 2 a  or cos a 
cos 2 a 1  tan 2 a
A cos x  B sin x  0 has solution tan x   A / B and the associated solutions (from above):
A B
sin x  and cos x 
A2  B 2 A2  B 2
A B
or sin x  and cos x 
A2  B 2 A2  B 2