Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics. Instructor: Professor Manoj K Harbola, Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur. In this course, we would be studying mechanical interaction between different bodies when they interact through the forces applied on each other. Topics covered in this course include Review of Newton's laws of motion and vector algebra; Equilibrium of bodies; Plane trusses; Friction; Properties of plane surfaces; Method of virtual work; Motion of particles; Momentum; Work and energy; Rotational kinematics and dynamics; Simple harmonic oscillator; and Motion in non-inertial frames. (from nptel.ac.in)
Lecture 88 - Harmonic Oscillator with Velocity-Dependent Damping (Heavy Damping) |
In this lecture we introduce velocity dependent drag into the equation of motion for a simple harmonic oscillator and solve it for the case of heavy damping. In this case the motion of the oscillator is not oscillatory but damps exponentially with time with two different damping constants.
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