Show that the initial conditions of the generalized coordinates (q_{i}(t)) can be expressed in terms of those

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Show that the initial conditions of the generalized coordinates \(q_{i}(t)\) can be expressed in terms of those of the physical coordinates \(x_{i}(t)\) in modal analysis as

\[\vec{q}(0)=[X]^{T}[m] \vec{x}(0), \quad \dot{\vec{q}}(0)=[X]^{T}[m] \dot{\vec{x}}(0)\]

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Mechanical Vibrations

ISBN: 9780134361925

6th Edition

Authors: Singiresu S Rao

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