
The coefficient matrices of Eq. (28.9) then have the following numerical values:
3 2 0.14 0.04 4 1
M =
C =
K =
2 2 0.04 0.06 1 1.5
Assuming that the numerical values above are exact, the exact solutions to the com-
plex eigenvalue problem of Eq. (28.33) for these values of M, C, and K are, correct
to four decimal places,
p
r
=−α
r
+ jβ
r
u
r
= v
r
+ jw
r
2α
1
= 0.0279 α
1
=ζ
1
ω
1
= 0.0139 ζ
1
= 0.0166
β
1
= 0.8397 ω
1
= 0.8398 ω
1
2
= 0.7053
2α
2
= 0.1221 α
2
=ζ
2
ω
2
= 0.0611 ζ
2
= 0.0324
(28.43)
β
2
= 1.8818 ω
2
= 1.8828 ω
2
2
= 3.5449
V =
W =
0.0016 0.0010
00
Note that this is a lightly damped system. The damping ratios in the two modes are
1.66 percent and 3.24 percent, respectively.
For comparison, the solution of the real eigenvalue problem Eq. (28.12) for the
corresponding undamped system (i.e., M and K as above, but C = 0) is, correct to four
decimal places,
V =
Note that, to this accuracy, there is no discrepancy in the real parts of the eigenvec-
tors. There are, however, small discrepancies in the imaginary parts of the eigenval-
ues. The difference between β
1
for the damped system and ω
1
for the undamped
system is 0.0001, and the corresponding difference between β
2
and ω
2
is 0.0009. The
imaginary parts of the eigenvectors and the real parts of the eigenvalues for the
damped system are completely absent in the undamped system. They may be
approximated by applying the perturbation equations of Eqs. (28.36) and (28.37) to
the solution of the eigenvalue problem for the undamped system.
The real parts α
r
of the eigenvalues obtained from Eq. (28.36) agree, to four dec-
imal places, with the exact values in Eq. (28.43). The imaginary parts w
r
of the eigen-
vectors obtained from Eq. (28.37) are
w
1
=
w
2
=
These vectors satisfy the orthogonality conditions v
r
T
Mw
r
= 0.
In order to compare these values with Eq. (28.43), it is first necessary to normal-
ize the complete eigenvector v
r
+ jw
r
, so that its second element is unity. For exam-
ple, this is done in the case of r = 1 by dividing both v
1
and w
1
by 1.0000 − j0.0014.
When this is done, it is found that the perturbation approximation to the eigenvec-
tors agrees, to four decimal places, with the exact solution of Eq. (28.43).
To illustrate the application of the formal solutions given above, consider the
steady-state forced oscillation of the system shown in Fig. 28.5 at a frequency ω due
0.0002
0.0009
0.0013
−0.0014
−0.9179
1.0000
0.2179
1.0000
ω
1
2
= 0.7053
ω
2
2
= 3.5447
−
0.9179
1.0000
0.2179
1.0000
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