Pendulums, Damping And Resonance
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Pendulums, Damping And Resonance
PendulumSmall object (the bob) suspended from
the end of a lightweight cordMotion of pendulum very close to SHM if
the amplitude of oscillation is fairly smallRestoring force is the component of the
bobs weight – depends on the weight and the angle
Period of Pendulum
T = 2√(L/ g)
Period does not depend on the massPeriod does not depend on the amplitude
Example Estimate the length of the pendulum in a
grandfather clock that ticks once every second. B) what would the period of a clock with a 1.0m length be?
ExampleWill a grandfather clock keep the same
time everywhere? What will a clock be off if taken to the moon where gravity is 1/6 that of the earth’s?
Practice1) A breeze sets into oscillation a lamp
suspended from the ceiling. If the period is 1.0sec, what is the distance from the ceiling to the lamp?
2) A pendulum can be used to determine the value of g. If the period of a pendulum of length 36.90cm is found to be 1.220 sec, what is the experimental value of g?
Damping
In any real oscillating system, the amplitude of the oscillations decreases in time until eventually stopping altogether
Effect is called dampingGenerally due to air resistance or internal
frictionEnergy dissipated to thermal energy over
time
Effects of DampingDamping does alter the frequency slightly,
but not enough to matter in SHM equations
ResonanceEvery vibrating system has its own natural
frequencyIf you try to vibrate the system at other
than its natural frequency, it will bounce around but never reach any great amplitude
For example, if you push on a swing at random frequency
If you push on the object at the same frequency as its natural frequency, the amplitude will increase dramatically
This effect is called resonanceThe natural vibrating frequency of an
object is its resonant frequency
Breaking Glass
Music note played at same frequency as the natural vibrating frequency of a crystal glass will cause a forced vibration of the crystal
If resulting vibration is great enough in amplitude that it exceeds the glass’s elastic limit, the glass shatters