Case I :- When springs are in Series

Mass =

50 N

Stiffness of springs :k1

k2

=
=

400 N/m
200 N/m

k(equivalent)

133.3333 N/m

Circular Frequency :

1.632993 radian/sec

Natural Time Period in seconds :T

3.845699 sec

0.38457 sec

Initial Conditions :-

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

0
1
y

0
0.38457
0.76914
1.15371
1.53828
1.922849
2.307419
2.691989
3.076559
3.461129
3.845699

0.8

0.6

0.4

yo =
y'o =
t

When yo =

0
0.359786
0.58228
0.582581
0.360574
0.000975
-0.358996
-0.581977
-0.582881
-0.361362
-0.001951

0.2
Dislacement
0
(m)

0.5

1.5

-0.2

-0.4

-0.6

-0.8

Tim

When yo = 0 and y'o = 1

1.5

2.5

Time Step (t)

3.5

4.5